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On the recordFebruary 28, 2012
I agree with you, and I don't think we ought to double-tax people just for working overseas either.
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Mike Johnson
Republican · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Advocating for tax policies that do not penalize American companies operating abroad.

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