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Hank Johnson: The corporate lawyers are charging $950 an hour these days, and then the corporation that is paying them, like the NRA…

On the recordMay 20, 2019
The corporate lawyers are charging $950 an hour these days, and then the corporation that is paying them, like the NRA, gets a chance to write off the expense of paying the lawyer, who is a member of the same country club that they are.
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Hank Johnson
Democratic · Georgia

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Johnson criticizes high legal fees and corporate advantages in arbitration cases.

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