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Sheldon Whitehouse: “Well, not if you are a foreign investor. That is way bigger than advertised.”

On the recordApril 23, 2018
Well, not if you are a foreign investor. That is way bigger than advertised.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Highlighting that foreign investors benefit significantly from the tax bill.

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