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On the recordSeptember 3, 2025
I worry that the free market movement, the movement that was a big part of the Republican Party, is being diminished over time.
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky
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Editor's note · Context

Concern about the decline of free market principles within the Republican Party.

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