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Pat Ryan: “No matter how many times we say it, the Koch Brothers are not a small business, and I do not believe they need taxpayer…”

On the recordMarch 9, 2011
No matter how many times we say it, the Koch Brothers are not a small business, and I do not believe they need taxpayer dollars to fund union-busting campaigns in Wisconsin.
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Pat Ryan
Democratic · New York

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Criticism of Koch Brothers' influence and taxpayer funding for union-busting.

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