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"If this legislation passes as is, it ensures that the best company will not win. And the country will see that superior performance does not win, having the best lobbyist does." https://t.co/x4jDOwadVr
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"If this legislation passes as is, it ensures that the best company will not win. And the country will see that superior performance does not win, having the best lobbyist does." https://t.co/x4jDOwadVr
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