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On the recordFebruary 15, 2011
To label these people as a goon squad, I think, is offensive on so many levels.
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Earl Blumenauer
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Blumenauer criticizes the labeling of IRS workers as a 'goon squad'.

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