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Carl Levin: “Why not close those egregious, unjustifiable loopholes, that are costing our Treasury so much money, and use that…”

On the recordMay 12, 2013
Why not close those egregious, unjustifiable loopholes, that are costing our Treasury so much money, and use that revenue to end sequestration this year and next year?
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

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Levin questions the use of corporate tax loopholes for ending sequestration.

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