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Gerry Connolly: “The IRS has now become like a bank. Remember the famous bank robber who said why do you rob banks, because that is where…”

On the recordNovember 28, 2012
The IRS has now become like a bank. Remember the famous bank robber who said why do you rob banks, because that is where the money is?
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Connolly compares the IRS to a bank due to its role in financial crime.

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