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Patrick Moynihan: “The decision to drop the expatriation tax provision from the final conference version of the bill has been the subject…”

On the recordApril 6, 1995
The decision to drop the expatriation tax provision from the final conference version of the bill has been the subject of much debate over the last week. I certainly don't presume to speak for the other conferees. But for myself I repeat as I have said on two occasions on this floor over the past week: We should proceed with care when we are dealing with human rights issues, particularly when the group involved is a despised group--that is, millionaires who renounce their citizenship for money. As the Senator who first proposed the expatriation tax provision, I will see this matter through to a conclusion.
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Patrick Moynihan
Illinois
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Discussing the decision to drop the expatriation tax provision from a bill during a House-Senate conference.

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