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Politicians pay more attention to interest groups than to the public interest.

Alice Rivlin

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Alice Rivlin
Age: 88 †
Born: 1931
Born: March 4
Died: 2019
Died: May 14
Economist
Former Director Of The Office Of Management And Budget
University Teacher
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Alice Mitchell Rivlin
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