Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

I think we could get a lot done on the debt and the deficit if it was not more important to protect the carried interest loophole, to protect the big oil subsidies, and to protect offshoring in the Cayman Islands.

Context

Whitehouse suggests that addressing the deficit is hindered by protecting certain financial interests.

02/03/2014

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