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Sheldon Whitehouse: “I assert that our Tax Code has been corrupted by special interests, that powerful interests rich enough to pay for…”

On the recordSeptember 10, 2024
I assert that our Tax Code has been corrupted by special interests, that powerful interests rich enough to pay for lobbyists and fund Super PACs have looted our tax system to make themselves even richer.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse criticizes the influence of special interests on the Tax Code.

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