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Joe Barton: “It is obvious that companies have less incentive to stay in the United States than they did before these bills became…”

On the recordApril 17, 2012
It is obvious that companies have less incentive to stay in the United States than they did before these bills became law.
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

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Barton argues that new taxes discourage companies from remaining in the U.S.

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