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On the recordMarch 31, 2014
Well, thank you very much. I am afraid in the same way that concern about the debt seems to vanish in front of the tax benefits for special interests, concern about properly operating markets is going to vanish in the face of the subsidies to those special interests, so wish us luck in getting that done.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse expresses concern over special interests affecting market operations.

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