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On the recordJanuary 31, 2017
I mean, there is, again, a strong feeling that this is a really totally inefficient way of trying to accomplish some type of goal, which is really just to shift costs to businesses and employees.
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut

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Courtney criticizes the Cadillac tax as ineffective and costly for businesses and employees.

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