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Summer Lee: “Crypto has millions and millions of dollars Pharma can…”

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

Forcing the Release of the Epstein Files | Rep. Summer Lee (PA-12) | Let's Address This

Published June 23, 2026 | Video Starts at 23:51

It doesn't matter how many good guys who believe in fear and a fair representative democracy when you know, APEC is $98 million right now, crazy cash on hand, right? And it's not just aipac. Crypto has millions and millions of dollars Pharma can maintain, big oil and gas. All these institutions, these corporations, these interests, they all have money that my bus driver and my nurse and right, your union worker, your teacher, they can't keep up with that. (23:51–23:57)

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Asserts that the crypto industry, pharmaceutical companies, and big oil and gas have significant financial resources.

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