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Ron Wyden: The new Republican tax law is shaping up to be one of history's most expensive broken promises, right up there with 'we…

On the recordApril 23, 2018
The new Republican tax law is shaping up to be one of history's most expensive broken promises, right up there with 'we will be greeted as liberators.'
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden criticizes the Republican tax law as a significant failure.

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