On the recordApril 12, 2011
I assume this hearing is on the level, and it is really about making it better for the middle class in the country, rather than for the people in the top one percent or one-tenth of one percent.
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congress.govJim McDermott: “I assume this hearing is on the level, and it is really about making it better for the middle class in the country…”
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McDermott questions the focus of the hearing on middle-class issues versus the wealthy.
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