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On the recordDecember 19, 2017
There was not one single hearing to discuss the specifics of the legislation before us today. The legislation before us today involves $10 trillion worth of changes in tax policy. Our colleagues on the other side trumpet this idea that there were 70 hearings. I think what they are talking about is that over the years, people would come in and talk about this idea or that.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon
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Dec 19, 2017

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