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Cory Booker: “It is kind of almost offensive to me that local lobbyists are going in and trying to pass laws that ban people from…”

On the recordJuly 15, 2014
It is kind of almost offensive to me that local lobbyists are going in and trying to pass laws that ban people from doing things that those local actors believe will lower costs for the poor people in that community.
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Cory Booker
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Booker criticizes local lobbying efforts against municipal broadband initiatives.

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