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On the recordFebruary 3, 2014
I think we should all bear in mind that those concerns seem to have an interesting characteristic, which is that they evaporate in proximity to billionaires and big corporations tax goodies.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse critiques the selective concern over debt related to tax benefits for the wealthy.

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