I just wanted to make the point that this is not a freebie for the Federal Government when we say that we do it through tax breaks that we would give to corporations.
Janice Schakowsky: “I just wanted to make the point that this is not a freebie for the Federal Government when we say that we do it through…”
On the recordJuly 28, 2014
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Schakowsky clarifies that tax breaks are a financial burden on the government.
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