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Jeff Merkley: “We urge you to resist any attempt to remove this exemption.”

On the recordApril 24, 2013
We urge you to resist any attempt to remove this exemption.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley warns against removing tax-exempt status for municipal bonds.

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