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On the recordMarch 12, 2013
I thought they were very politically charged. And to say that only politically connected folks are the ones that are receiving preference in our subsidies, it ignores the facts.
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Eric Swalwell
Democratic · California

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Swalwell criticizes remarks about subsidies benefiting only politically connected individuals.

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