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On the recordMarch 11, 2019
Do you find some irony in the fact that we voted--or at least some people voted for a $1.5 trillion tax cut to the wealthiest interests in the country and then come back and complain about a $1.5 million increase to go after the corruption that exists in government?
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Raskin highlights the contradiction in tax cuts for the wealthy versus funding for anti-corruption efforts.

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