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On the recordMarch 15, 2023
It is the product of the power of big special interests and wealthy donors, and enormous amounts of money go out the back door of the Tax Code to benefit the wealthiest corporations and people in this country.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse criticizes the Tax Code benefiting wealthy interests.

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