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On the recordJune 24, 2015
The President has actually said--here is his idea. He has given us a big idea, and basically it says that $2 trillion is part of the overseas profits of American companies, that they are just not bringing it home.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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The President proposes taxing overseas profits to fund infrastructure.

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