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Ron Wyden: “The broken U.S. tax code hurts our competitiveness around the world--how it hinders the drive to create red, white, and…”

On the recordMarch 16, 2015
The broken U.S. tax code hurts our competitiveness around the world--how it hinders the drive to create red, white, and blue jobs that pay strong middle-class wages.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden emphasizes the negative impact of the tax code on job creation and competitiveness.

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