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Summer Lee: “Billionaires are using that money to buy politicians.”

Featuring: Summer Lee, Democratic | U.S. House Pennsylvania, District 12

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Rep. Summer Lee Speaking at a National Day of Action Rally to Protect Our Communities and Our Homes.

Published | Video Starts at 01:25

We all know that this system has been rigged from the very start. And we know that as these billionaires, they're not just sitting on their yachts and counting their money. They're Billionaires are using that money to buy politicians. my colleagues, so that they can continue to write rules that intentionally keep us out. There are bankrolling politicians who are going to continue to pass bills that cut, snap, cut Medicaid, cut housing. (01:25–01:34)

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Asserts that wealthy individuals are influencing politicians through financial means.

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