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On the recordJune 13, 2021
I don't want to belabor the point. I know that some folks, and you are probably one of them, just don't believe that government should be there to protect anyone.
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Mike Johnson
Republican · Louisiana

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Johnson expresses disagreement with the view that government should protect landlords.

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