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Abdul El-Sayed: “The disease? It's the system that allows corporations and billionaires and special interests like AIPAC to buy and sell…”

On the recordJuly 20, 2026
The disease? It's the system that allows corporations and billionaires and special interests like AIPAC to buy and sell politicians to rig the system against us.
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Abdul El-Sayed
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Critiquing the influence of money in politics.

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