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Ron Wyden: “You are taxing American families, you are putting American jobs at risk.”

On the recordJune 19, 2018
You are taxing American families, you are putting American jobs at risk.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden warns that tariffs threaten jobs and family finances.

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