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Steve Scalise: “You specifically said you can't subordinate the taxpayer unless you got some approval from the Department of Justice.”

On the recordOctober 13, 2011
You specifically said you can't subordinate the taxpayer unless you got some approval from the Department of Justice.
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Steve Scalise
Republican · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Scalise emphasized the need for legal approval before subordinating taxpayer interests.

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