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On the recordJanuary 27, 2015
wealthy Americans should not pay the same marginal tax rate that working Americans pay.
Said by
Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Merkley criticizes tax policies favoring wealthy Americans over working-class citizens.

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