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Joe Biden: “Somewhere between 30 and 35, 37% of the elected officials…”

Featuring: Joe Biden, Democrat | Former President of the United States | National

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It, I just think it's. Most Americans think that way. Basic fairness. And I think what you have is you have Somewhere between 30 and 35, 37% of the elected officials trying to take advantage of [the system]. Yeah. America, when it was founded, got pretty lucky in the first couple hundred years. We would be between a place called Mexico that wasn't much of a threat, and a place called Canada, which is a great ally. (24:00–24:15)

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Asserts that a significant percentage of elected officials exploit the system.

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