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Carl Levin: “The question is whether we should continue to tolerate this state of affairs, which is doing tremendous harm to our…”

On the recordMay 20, 2013
The question is whether we should continue to tolerate this state of affairs, which is doing tremendous harm to our Nation's fiscal health.
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

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Levin questions the tolerance of tax avoidance harming the nation's fiscal health.

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