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Kirsten Gillibrand: “The problem with requiring it of the State is that if there's a base, they're not getting tax revenue.”

On the recordMay 2, 2017
The problem with requiring it of the State is that if there's a base, they're not getting tax revenue.
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Gillibrand discusses the financial challenges states face when hosting military bases.

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