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Ro Khanna: “I must not be a very good businessperson, because I didn't make the billions. All the other people made the billions.”

On the recordMay 17, 2021
I must not be a very good businessperson, because I didn't make the billions. All the other people made the billions.
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Ro Khanna
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Khanna highlights the disconnect between drug profits and the original inventor's recognition.

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