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On the recordSeptember 18, 2017
If we can streamline and modernize our outdated tax code on the business side, it will enable corporations and pass-through businesses, both small and large, to reinvest, expand, create new jobs, and increase wages.
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

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Thune discusses the benefits of tax code modernization for job creation and wage increases.

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