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Chris Murphy: “600 billionaires got a trillion dollars richer this year. And the question before Senate Republicans is this. Are you…”

On the recordDecember 29, 2020
600 billionaires got a trillion dollars richer this year. And the question before Senate Republicans is this. Are you willing to spend an amount equal to just half of that windfall to America's billionaires in order to help 160 million Americans?
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut
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msnbc.com

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Chris Murphy challenges Senate Republicans on their priorities regarding economic relief.

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