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Lloyd Doggett: “It says to Burger King, 'It is okay to go run off to Canada to invert. We are going to cut your taxes more.'”

On the recordFebruary 23, 2016
It says to Burger King, 'It is okay to go run off to Canada to invert. We are going to cut your taxes more.'
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Doggett condemns tax policies that encourage companies to relocate for lower taxes.

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