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Rand Paul: Are you concerned about the propriety of giving money, $500 million, to a billionaire, you know, and then sort of…

On the recordMarch 12, 2012
Are you concerned about the propriety of giving money, $500 million, to a billionaire, you know, and then sort of changing the rules some so he gets to, you know, maybe get a better deal than taxpayers do?
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky

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Paul questions the ethics of funding wealthy individuals with taxpayer money.

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