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Bob Corker: “I mean, the fact is that the--all the bills that have been created so far have been about either buying constituencies…”

On the recordDecember 1, 2009
I mean, the fact is that the--all the bills that have been created so far have been about either buying constituencies with money or free allowances--and I hate to be so crass, but that's really what it's been about--or taking money out of the economy and using it for something else, but doing it in a disguised way.
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Bob Corker
Republican · Tennessee

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Corker criticizes current bills for being financially motivated rather than focused on genuine solutions.

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