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Charles Rangel: So basically what you are saying is that, politically, we would not be closing the so-called loopholes in order to raise…

On the recordApril 24, 2013
So basically what you are saying is that, politically, we would not be closing the so-called loopholes in order to raise the type of revenue that would be necessary to lower the top rates.
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Charles Rangel
Democratic · New York

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Rangel discusses the political challenges of closing tax loopholes for revenue.

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