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Hank Johnson: “This whole racket is taking money directly from the taxpayers, the people, the wage earners of this country — those who…”

On the recordAugust 21, 2026
This whole racket is taking money directly from the taxpayers, the people, the wage earners of this country — those who don’t have the tax breaks that the wealthy have — and putting it directly into the hands and pockets and pocketbooks of these ultra wealthy people.
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Hank Johnson
Democratic · Georgia

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