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On the recordJune 11, 2012
I think it has been a good hearing, Mr. Chairman, and I think we have sort of had a wakeup call for just how tough this is going to be to actually write a bill.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden reflects on the challenges of drafting tax reform legislation.

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