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Glenn Grothman: We have 108,000 Federal employees making more than $150 grand a year, and where I come from, that is like, you know, the…

On the recordMay 17, 2017
We have 108,000 Federal employees making more than $150 grand a year, and where I come from, that is like, you know, the upper crust.
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Glenn Grothman
Republican · Wisconsin

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Grothman expresses concern over the number of high-earning federal employees.

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