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Ron Wyden: “The people who care are firefighters and nurses and teachers because they pay taxes with every single paycheck.”

On the recordJuly 11, 2023
The people who care are firefighters and nurses and teachers because they pay taxes with every single paycheck.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden emphasizes the burden of taxes on everyday workers compared to billionaires.

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