Report Reveals Illegal Use of Federal Tax Dollars
02 May 2013
Phil Kerpen, president of American Commitment, discusses a bombshell report that reveals several instances of federal tax dollars illegally funding lobbying activities for tax hikes and anti-obesity measures.
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