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Peter DeFazio: “What I was telling you is the revenues that are going away are larger than the duties that are being assumed.”

On the recordMarch 23, 2015
What I was telling you is the revenues that are going away are larger than the duties that are being assumed.
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Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

DeFazio explains the increasing need for general fund contributions due to revenue losses.

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