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Jeff Merkley: “Well, can you pledge today that you will make sure that that tax reform proposal, in fact, does not give away the…”

On the recordJanuary 31, 2017
Well, can you pledge today that you will make sure that that tax reform proposal, in fact, does not give away the Treasury to the richest but strengthens the foundation for struggling and working families?
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley seeks assurance that tax reform will benefit working families.

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