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Dot TV.

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God bless you.

America's 250th birthday is being run by a shadow company you've never heard of.

Freedom 250 has raised millions of dollars.

It's selling access to the president, and it won't tell you who's paying or where the money goes.

This is how Trump hijacked America's birthday. By rewriting the rules to let the ultra-wealthy and politically connected take advantage of the American people.

I'm Congressman Jared Huffman. I lead the Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee.

We've spent the past year trying to uncover the truth about what happened, and I want to walk you through exactly what we've found.

So how did this private company end up running America's official 250th celebration, siphoning off millions of taxpayer dollars and harvesting Americans' personal data.

Let's start at the beginning.

In 2016, Congress did something rare.

Republicans and Democrats came together and created a commission called America 250 to plan the 250th.

They built it to be nonpartisan on purpose, so no president could ever make the country's birthday his own.

The America 250 Commission was well underway to honor the anniversary with expertly planned festivals, activities, and unifying events to celebrate our country and its founding.

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