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Cory Booker: “I think it's ridiculous that the NFL and other sports teams enjoy tax-exempt status.”

On the recordDecember 1, 2014
I think it's ridiculous that the NFL and other sports teams enjoy tax-exempt status.
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Cory Booker
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Booker criticizes the NFL's tax-exempt status, suggesting it misuses taxpayer resources.

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