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On the recordJanuary 18, 2017
I hope, because I am interested in those discussions with you about tax reform, you are not talking about putting the Earned Income Tax Credit on the table as something you might throw in the trash can, because if you do, you are going to have opposition from me, and you are going to have opposition from the Speaker of the House.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden warns against undermining the Earned Income Tax Credit in tax reform discussions.

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