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7.27.22
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Opponents of the bill pushed to attach more strings to the funding and questioned the wisdom of a large subsidy to a profitable industry. Sen. Rick Scott (R., Fla.) called the package “one of the grossest gifts to corporate America I’ve ever seen.”

—Ryan Tracy & Natalie Andrews, The Wall Street Journal, "Senate Approves $280 Billion Bill to Boost U.S. Science, Chip Production," 27 Jul. 2022 ​   

​10.27.20

Trump also pardoned former San Francisco 49ers owner Edward DeBartolo Jr., who pleaded guilty in 1998 for failing to report that he was extorted by an ex-Louisiana governor.
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—Joseph Choi, The Hill, "NXIVM founder Keith Raniere sentenced to 120 years in prison," 27 Oct. 2020 {5:55 PM EDT}

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