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Bobby Rush: “We must stop this immoral practice of avaricious greed and unabashed exploitation of the poor”

On the recordJuly 27, 2015
We must stop this immoral practice of avaricious greed and unabashed exploitation of the poor
Said by
Bobby Rush
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Rush condemns high prison phone call rates as exploitation of the poor.

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