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Raul Ruiz: “The gross elimination of many public health protections are kickbacks to the rich lobbyists and corporation friends”

On the recordApril 25, 2018
The gross elimination of many public health protections are kickbacks to the rich lobbyists and corporation friends
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Raul Ruiz
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Ruiz criticizes the rollback of public health protections as benefiting wealthy lobbyists.

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