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Debbie Wasserman Schultz: I will tell the gentleman why. Because according to the Republican leadership, they do not want an ownership society…

On the recordNovember 3, 2005
I will tell the gentleman why. Because according to the Republican leadership, they do not want an ownership society; they want an own-everything society. That is why. Because they fall into the category of groups and individuals that the Republican leadership in this country clearly believes should own everything.
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Democratic · Florida

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