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On the recordFebruary 11, 2013
It is hard for me to understand why even if you have adjusted CVS' rate from 35 to 25... you still have Carnival Cruise Lines out there at 0.8.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Criticizing the disparity in corporate tax rates.

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