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On the recordJanuary 6, 2011
the big idea for economic growth in our country is fundamental tax reform, where you go in there and clean out this job-killing, thoroughly discredited mess
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden emphasizes the need for comprehensive tax reform to stimulate economic growth.

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