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Henry Waxman: “The rich and powerful want to stay rich and powerful. And the less government gets involved to make things fairer for…”

On the recordMay 31, 2012
The rich and powerful want to stay rich and powerful. And the less government gets involved to make things fairer for everybody they will get richer and they will be more powerful.
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

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Waxman emphasizes the influence of wealth on political power and fairness.

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