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On the recordMay 18, 2021
as we go through trying to reform our tax code to get rid of some of the crummy ways that it has been used to help special interests at the expense of regular taxpayers, if we can help reinforce the advantages for durable conservation easements, I am all in on that and would love to work on that in bipartisan fashion.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse advocates for tax reform to benefit conservation efforts over special interests.

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