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On the recordJanuary 21, 2019
So I've been talking about a government in Washington that works great for the wealthy and to the well-connected but not so much for everyone else.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Elizabeth Warren discusses the disparity in government services, highlighting Puerto Rico as an example of how the government favors the wealthy.

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