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On the recordApril 13, 2016
Now, if you want to take away American subsidies, that will mean you are going to have financial hardship for everybody.
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Jim McDermott
Democratic · Washington

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McDermott argues that removing subsidies will lead to widespread financial hardship for Americans.

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