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Mark Dayton: “The Senator's use of the word ``priorities'' is exactly the right choice. I recall this year we approved another $43…”

On the recordMay 15, 2002
The Senator's use of the word ``priorities'' is exactly the right choice. I recall this year we approved another $43 billion in tax breaks for the largest corporations in this country. Combined with what was done last year, would the Senator agree that the priorities of this administration are just fundamentally at odds with the interests of children in America?
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Mark Dayton

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Discussing tax breaks for corporations and their impact on children during a Senate debate.

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