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On the recordFebruary 9, 2015
I have thought for a long time that this insanely complicated tax code plays right into the hands of the special interests and the lobbyists.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden criticizes the complexity of the tax code benefiting lobbyists.

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