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On the recordSeptember 10, 2024
It is literally more like you have a piece of paper that says $20 and you are saying I have got 20 bucks.
Said by
Ron Johnson
Republican · Wisconsin

Editor's note · Context

Johnson compares trust fund bonds to worthless pieces of paper, questioning their value to the government.

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