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On the recordJune 7, 2017
But--and this is an imperfect analogy, but if I bought a house and I paid off my mortgage, if I want to--if someone wants it, they just don't get it because I have already--if I am a symbol of the U.S. taxpayer--I have already paid for it.
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Rick Larsen
Democratic · Washington

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Larsen argues that taxpayers should be compensated for previously funded air traffic control assets.

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