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On the recordJuly 28, 2010
So, if a corporation were to be making shirts, ties, or suits here in America, it could ship those jobs to China or to Cambodia and get a tax break. Now, this House voted to end that tax break. We voted to end that tax break.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

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The speaker is discussing tax breaks for corporations that outsource jobs.

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