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On the recordFebruary 9, 2015
We wanted to keep the same progressivity that we had in the existing law, but we were going to lower the rates tremendously.
Said by
Robert Packwood
Republican · Oregon

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Packwood explains the goal of maintaining tax progressivity while lowering rates.

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