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Paul Begala: “Mitch McConnell cannon will kill that money he will, as long as he's Majority Leader.”

On the recordDecember 28, 2020
Mitch McConnell cannon will kill that money he will, as long as he's Majority Leader.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Begala asserts that McConnell will block financial aid to the middle class as long as he remains in power.

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