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Steve King: “Would we choose some mainline IV drug users off the streets to go in and take IVs in hospitals because they happen to…”

On the recordMay 25, 2010
Would we choose some mainline IV drug users off the streets to go in and take IVs in hospitals because they happen to have had the kind of experience that they're good at even though it's illegal? If somebody were proficient in how he operated Turbo Tax and were able to avoid paying his taxes, would that mean he'd be a good person to have as the head of the IRS so that he could probably set up a system to prevent other people from avoiding paying their taxes?
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Steve King
Republican · Iowa
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May 25, 2010

Editor's note · Context

The speaker is discussing the implications of choosing individuals with illegal experience for responsible positions.

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