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Al Green: We now live in a government that is of the plutocrats, by the plutocrats, for the plutocrats.

On the recordMarch 6, 2025
We now live in a government that is of the plutocrats, by the plutocrats, for the plutocrats.
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Al Green
Democratic · Texas

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Green criticized the government for favoring wealthy individuals over the poor.

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