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On the recordSeptember 20, 2016
And I'm sorry to say that my Republican colleagues have failed to act on it, but I think that, having had a hearing of this nature, we can expect, I think, to have more attention to this matter.
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Bonnie Watson Coleman
Democratic · New Jersey

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Expressing disappointment over lack of action on a bill addressing corporate tax avoidance.

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