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Joe Crowley: “But what is even more ironic is, while the Republicans are ripping Medicare away from seniors and stealing tax benefits…”

On the recordMay 24, 2011
But what is even more ironic is, while the Republicans are ripping Medicare away from seniors and stealing tax benefits from the middle class, they uniformly oppose tax measures pushed by the Democrats to punish the wealthy Americans who hide their money in Swiss bank accounts.
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Joe Crowley
Democratic · New York

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Crowley criticizes Republicans for opposing tax measures targeting wealthy tax evaders.

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