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Tim Scott: “If we can get our 35-percent highest-in-the-world corporate tax down to something that is competitive, that would be…”

On the recordJanuary 18, 2017
If we can get our 35-percent highest-in-the-world corporate tax down to something that is competitive, that would be wonderful.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

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Senator Scott advocates for lowering corporate tax rates to enhance competitiveness.

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