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Rashida Tlaib: “I am just trying to make a point, because it seems like when it benefits my residents, it is socialism, but when it…”

On the recordMarch 9, 2023
I am just trying to make a point, because it seems like when it benefits my residents, it is socialism, but when it benefits multi-million-dollar homeowners, it is not.
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Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Tlaib criticizes perceived hypocrisy in labeling government support as socialism based on who benefits.

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