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On the recordJanuary 27, 2015
some of that wasteful spending in tax giveaways needs to be adjusted for a fundamental issue of fairness
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley emphasizes the need to reform tax giveaways for fairness.

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