“I believe in an America where economic opportunity is open to all,” Reid said. “But based on their actions and the policies they promote, the Koch brothers seem to believe in an America where the system is rigged to benefit the very wealthy.”
Reid, who has attacked the brothers at least 250 times in roughly 22 speeches, has gone so far as to try to amend the U.S. Constitution so as to put strict limitations on how much people like the Koch brothers can spend to influence elections.
“According to Reid and his supporters, the Kochs are responsible for a list of evil ambitions that a comic book arch-villain would envy,” former Republican chief of staff David Hoppe said in September. “Among his most bizarre accusations are that the brothers support arson to burn down the West, are in favor of poverty, are trying to create a ‘Kochtopia,’ want to keep kids from affording college, are cult leaders, and are trying to increase healthcare costs.”
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