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On the recordJanuary 6, 2011
If we have, Mr. Chairman and colleagues, the same debate in the lame duck session of 2012, where we are once again talking about extending the tax law today for two more years, Dr. Elmendorf has told us that will be damaging for the economy and the country.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden warns against repeating temporary tax law debates that harm the economy.

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