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Jim Risch: “But, you know, the tax policy in this country is such that it absolutely amazes me.”

On the recordJuly 16, 2013
But, you know, the tax policy in this country is such that it absolutely amazes me.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Senator Risch expresses frustration with current tax policies.

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