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Walter B. Jones: These are taxpayers. Yet they have a company that comes down and threatens their livelihood and says, ``If you don't…

On the recordApril 16, 1996
These are taxpayers. Yet they have a company that comes down and threatens their livelihood and says, ``If you don't join our group, we're going to take your money, because you're a taxpayer, we're going to spend your money and put you out of business.''
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Walter B. Jones
North Carolina

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Addressing the impact of a company's threats on taxpayers' livelihoods.

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