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Pat Ryan: “We are raising taxes on businesses, we are raising tax rates on small businesses, we are raising taxes on capital”

On the recordJune 18, 2009
We are raising taxes on businesses, we are raising tax rates on small businesses, we are raising taxes on capital
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Pat Ryan
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Ryan criticizes tax policies that he believes harm economic competitiveness.

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