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May 14, 2021 8 tweets 2 min read Read on X
When you see anti-HR 1 talking points getting tweeted out by certain members of Congress, you have to remember that the Koch network has backed plenty of those members, and really does not want HR 1 to pass
Take Ron Johnson for example:
Or Marsha Blackburn:
Same goes for John Cornyn:
Joni Ernst, too:
Let's not leave out Tom Cotton:
And Roger Marshall:
Oh and Roy Blunt, too:

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