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Peter DeFazio: “If we are going to collect the--well, I suppose they are a little more honest. They want to reduce the tax, so then…”

On the recordMarch 14, 2018
If we are going to collect the--well, I suppose they are a little more honest. They want to reduce the tax, so then permanently reduce funding for our ports.
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Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

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Critique of the administration's approach to port funding and tax reduction.

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