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Henry Waxman: “A robber baron is a government that steals money from middle class hard-working taxpayers and gives it to rich bundlers…”

On the recordMay 31, 2012
A robber baron is a government that steals money from middle class hard-working taxpayers and gives it to rich bundlers like Solyndra.
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

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Waxman criticizes government spending on wealthy companies like Solyndra.

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