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On the recordApril 25, 2016
For small, cash-strapped firms to grow and create jobs, they need to invest in basic things like new cash registers, office computers, or farm equipment when it makes business sense--not when it makes tax sense.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden emphasizes the need for tax deductions to align with business needs.

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