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On the recordMay 17, 2017
My view is that the same is true for a value-added tax. And I guess as I am looking at the so-called loopholes that you are looking at closing, without a VAT or a BAT, you are just not going to be able to generate the revenue to do tax reform.
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Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii

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Schatz expresses skepticism about generating revenue without a VAT or BAT.

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