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On the recordFebruary 9, 2016
No, in the history of the world this is bigger than what happened in Russia when the oligarchs took over public assets.
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Earl Blumenauer
Democratic · Oregon

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Blumenauer compares the privatization of public assets to historical events in Russia.

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