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On the recordMarch 15, 1995
Could the gentleman give us some idea of how much of tax write-offs the commercial television stations get each year, how much the taxpayer subsidizes their operations.
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Nancy Pelosi
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Questioning tax write-offs for commercial television stations during a discussion on fiscal policy.

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