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Steve Scalise: “Somebody has to pay for it. And all the people that pay for it are leaving New York.”

On the recordSeptember 3, 2026
Somebody has to pay for it. And all the people that pay for it are leaving New York.
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Steve Scalise
Republican · Louisiana
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On the consequences of socialist policies in New York.

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