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Mitch Landrieu: Does it strike the Senator as odd and actually unjust that the same bill that would push the date back for companies to…

On the recordOctober 8, 2004
Does it strike the Senator as odd and actually unjust that the same bill that would push the date back for companies to go register in the Bahamas--to give up their U.S. citizenship presumably because they think it is too hard for them to pay their taxes--in that same bill, the men and women who are protecting the right of those businesses to make a profit and to benefit from the great riches of this country were deprived of a tax credit? Does that strike the Senator as an odd way to either begin or end a session of the Congress?
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Mitch Landrieu

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Questioning the fairness of a bill affecting tax credits for military personnel and businesses.

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