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Sheldon Whitehouse: “It is starting to seem a little bit as if a similar two-word prophecy could be applied to the United States Supreme…”

On the recordJune 28, 2011
It is starting to seem a little bit as if a similar two-word prophecy could be applied to the United States Supreme Court's decisions, and that would be 'corporation wins.'
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Senator Whitehouse critiques Supreme Court decisions favoring corporations.

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