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“Members of Congress are incredibly blessed and fortune to have the jobs that we have. Nobody makes us run. Every two years we offer for public office, and if you don't want to do it then don't run. But the notion that you can make $174,000 in this country and be underpaid is laughable.”

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Trey Gowdy is an American politician born on August 22, 1964. He served as a U.S. Representative from South Carolina and is known for his work in congressional investigations and debates. more

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