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Hillary Clinton: “It's just stunning. People think it's a huge amount, and they're shocked when they hear that it's just over 1 percent.”

On the recordMarch 1, 2011
It's just stunning. People think it's a huge amount, and they're shocked when they hear that it's just over 1 percent.
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic · New York

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