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Claire McCaskill: They own the government. We do not own the government.

On the recordJuly 22, 2014
They own the government. We do not own the government.
Said by
Claire McCaskill
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing that taxpayers are the true owners of government resources.

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