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Ron Wyden: “This is an urgent matter. These are not people who ought to get hammered. They have done nothing wrong.”

On the recordFebruary 12, 2013
This is an urgent matter. These are not people who ought to get hammered. They have done nothing wrong.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden emphasizes the urgency of addressing IRS decisions affecting low-income families.

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