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Earl Blumenauer: “No, in the history of the world this is bigger than what happened in Russia when the oligarchs took over public assets.”

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.
Said by
Earl Blumenauer
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

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

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