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On the recordJuly 12, 2016
the distinction between the two is becoming clear. I know these hearings should be about real policy issues and not about politics, but apparently what I am hearing--and you are subject to it--you are just hearing the differences, where one side cares about people and the other side just cares about money.
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Gregory Meeks
Democratic · New York

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Meeks highlights the divide between parties regarding care for the middle class versus profit motives.

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