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On the recordFebruary 4, 2015
this just seems like a really strange proposal, particularly if you represent a constituency like I do in a farm-based part of the country.
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

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Thune questions the rationale behind tax proposals impacting his farming constituency.

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