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On the recordMarch 16, 2015
the broken U.S. tax code hurts America's competitiveness around the world, how that tax code is hindering the drive to create what I call red, white, and blue jobs that pay strong middle-class wages.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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

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