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On the recordMarch 30, 2011
And I think it is important for us to make sure that if you are going to try to tell the public that they should not have to pay the same level of taxes that a for-profit enterprise pays, that it should be for a good reason.
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Charles Boustany
Republican · Louisiana

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Boustany emphasizes the need for valid reasons for tax exemptions.

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