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Alan Grayson: “First of all, I represent the American public here, not the American private. When I was an attorney, I represented…”

On the recordJune 2, 2015
First of all, I represent the American public here, not the American private. When I was an attorney, I represented private interest, just as you did. Now I represent the public. The reason we refer to the American public as the public is because the public's business needs to be public. That means no secret negotiations, no secret acts, no secret agreements, nothing but the public interest in public. The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.
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Alan Grayson
Florida
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Jun 2, 2015

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