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Jeff Merkley: “Would it make more sense to end the spending on that tax loophole or to cut Head Start, special education, and title I?”

On the recordFebruary 13, 2013
Would it make more sense to end the spending on that tax loophole or to cut Head Start, special education, and title I?
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley questions prioritizing tax loopholes over education funding.

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