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Gary Peters: “Mr. Chairman, did you know there are 12 exporters in your district that I guess are crony capitalists and 11 of them are…”

On the recordJune 24, 2014
Mr. Chairman, did you know there are 12 exporters in your district that I guess are crony capitalists and 11 of them are small businesses?
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Peters challenges the notion of crony capitalism related to the Export-Import Bank.

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