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Chip Roy: “I happen to be of the belief that it is tragically bad that we as a society have clamped down on our economy...”

On the recordJune 9, 2020
I happen to be of the belief that it is tragically bad that we as a society have clamped down on our economy...
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Chip Roy
Republican · Texas

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Chip Roy criticizes the economic impact of COVID-19 restrictions on society.

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