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On the recordNovember 29, 2016
If it's done to try to help those at the top and it's not actually going to provide jobs and economic growth and opportunity for the rest of America -- you know, you can't just slap a name on something and say, gee, would you automatically sign up for this.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Warren critiques policies that benefit the wealthy without aiding the broader economy.

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