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Mike Lee: “Critics might push back and argue that my own party has been part of the problem. Too often joining the Democrats to rig…”

On the recordFebruary 26, 2014
Critics might push back and argue that my own party has been part of the problem. Too often joining the Democrats to rig our economy to benefit the well connected at the expense of the disconnected. I know because I'm one of those critics.
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Mike Lee
Republican · Utah

Editor's note · Context

Mike Lee acknowledges that both parties contribute to the issues of economic disparity and lobbying.

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