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Maria Cantwell: “I think it is something like between 1995 and 2008, basic services increased 122 percent, which is--you know, CPI only…”

On the recordMarch 10, 2010
I think it is something like between 1995 and 2008, basic services increased 122 percent, which is--you know, CPI only grew by 38 percent.
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Maria Cantwell
Democratic · Washington

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Cantwell highlights the significant increase in cable rates compared to inflation.

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