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On the recordJuly 26, 2023
These fees provide no economic value. They are a drag on the American economy, and business school economists call this, quote, 'rent seeking.'
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Raphael Warnock
Democratic · Georgia

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Warnock criticizes certain fees as detrimental to the economy.

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