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Ron Wyden: “In my view, in America, to create more jobs in the private sector and make us as competitive as possible in a tough…”

On the recordMay 23, 2016
In my view, in America, to create more jobs in the private sector and make us as competitive as possible in a tough global economy, we want business decisions made for business reasons, not for tax reasons.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden emphasizes the need for business decisions based on economic factors rather than tax incentives.

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