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Jon Tester: “I have been in public life long enough to know that if you want to know where things are headed, you follow the money.”

On the recordJune 13, 2017
I have been in public life long enough to know that if you want to know where things are headed, you follow the money.
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the importance of financial trends in understanding future directions.

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