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On the recordMay 16, 2013
Is this government so drunk on power that it would turn its full force, its full might, to harass and intimidate and threaten an average American who only wants her voice and their voices heard?
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Kevin Brady
Republican · Texas

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Brady questions government overreach in targeting citizens seeking tax-exempt status.

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