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Lynn C. Woolsey: I think I have to clear something up. One percent of the Nation got a lot richer while the rest of the country got a lot…

On the recordMay 4, 1994
I think I have to clear something up. One percent of the Nation got a lot richer while the rest of the country got a lot poorer over the last 12 years.
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Lynn C. Woolsey
California

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Addressing economic inequality during a floor speech.

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