On the recordJuly 23, 2013
We're going to continue to focus on strategies to make sure our Tax Code rewards companies that are not shipping jobs overseas, but creating jobs right here in the United States of America.
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presidency.ucsb.edu“We're going to continue to focus on strategies to make sure our Tax Code rewards companies that are not shipping jobs overseas, but creating jobs right here in the United States of America.”
Remarks at Knox College in Galesburg
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