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On the recordJanuary 31, 2017
We will not get bipartisan tax reform when the Secretary of Treasury walks back a pledge to have no absolute tax cut for the wealthy.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden criticizes the Secretary of Treasury for retracting commitments that hinder bipartisan tax reform.

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