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On the recordApril 27, 2017
On the campaign trail, the President talked a good game on trade that appealed to working families. But now that he is President, his promises ring hollow. He promised to stop outsourcing and shipping jobs overseas, but he issued 15 contracts since becoming President with companies that have outsourced jobs. He promised to hold China accountable and label them a currency manipulator. He reversed that pledge. He promised to drain the swamp, but he has done just the opposite. He stacked the Cabinet with wealthy insiders; and his White House is filled with friends, family, and a stunning display of nepotism and conflicts of interest. He said he would release his tax returns. That is a laugher. Breaking with 40 years of precedent, he has not released his taxes and claimed the American people don't care. Seventy-four percent of Americans want to see his tax returns. And we will never know the full extent of his conflicts of interest and how he stands to enrich himself in office until we see his tax returns. Congressional tax-writing committees can request them because they have the authority under IRC 6103, and I urge my colleagues to support this effort. ____________________
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Bill Pascrell
Democratic · New Jersey

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