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Lloyd Doggett: “That is the vote we will be taking today, whether to reward these companies that charge Americans more money than…”

On the recordSeptember 12, 2000
That is the vote we will be taking today, whether to reward these companies that charge Americans more money than anywhere else in the world, reward them by giving them a tax subsidy?
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

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Discussing a vote on tax subsidies for companies during a House floor debate.

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