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Ron Wyden: “The idea that the tax cuts would pay for themselves is far from the only misleading statement about the tax law.”

On the recordFebruary 13, 2018
The idea that the tax cuts would pay for themselves is far from the only misleading statement about the tax law.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden points out misleading claims about tax cuts.

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