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On the recordMay 16, 2023
If the purpose of lower business taxes is to windfall to CEOs and shareholders stock buybacks and increase compensation, then I don't support that.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse opposes tax cuts that benefit CEOs and shareholders over the general public.

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