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On the recordJanuary 9, 2018
It is totally outrageous, and it is exactly why the gentleman's concern about what our colleagues may be attempting to do with respect to the infrastructure bill is real. Because what we have just seen is an effort to massively transfer wealth from individuals and from everyday Americans to wealthy Americans and incredibly well- off corporations in ways that should never be possible in the United States of America.
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Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York
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Jan 9, 2018

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