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Bernie Sanders: “What this is really about--and we should be honest about it--is that people like the Koch brothers, second wealthiest…”

On the recordJanuary 31, 2017
What this is really about--and we should be honest about it--is that people like the Koch brothers, second wealthiest family in America, have spent hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars to get benefits like this.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Sanders criticizes tax breaks benefiting the wealthy, citing the Koch brothers' influence.

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