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Gilbert Gutknecht: “And the gentleman thinks that what I do for a living and how I make my money is none of the government's business.”

On the recordSeptember 23, 2004
And the gentleman thinks that what I do for a living and how I make my money is none of the government's business.
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Gilbert Gutknecht
Republican · Minnesota

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Discussing personal privacy and government oversight.

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