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Michael Bennet: “The conventional wisdom in Washington held that tax reform was destined to lose.”

On the recordFebruary 9, 2015
The conventional wisdom in Washington held that tax reform was destined to lose.
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Michael Bennet
Democratic · Colorado

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Bennet reflects on the historical resistance to tax reform.

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