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Ilhan Omar: “Minnesotans, we pay more than what we get back from the…”

Featuring: Ilhan Omar, Democratic | U.S. House Minnesota, District 5

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Published | Video Starts at 22:07

And so I know that he's going to be ready to fight this administration and make sure Minnesotans get the resources because people pay in. These are our tax dollars. This is not some magic money. You know, Minnesotans, we pay more than what we get back from the federal government in taxes. And so. I'm glad and feel secure in the fact that we have an attorney general who is going to go to bat for us. Two more quick questions. (22:07–22:14)

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Asserts that Minnesotans pay more in federal taxes than they receive back from the federal government.

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