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On the recordJune 26, 2012
The focus of this hearing is not on the 1,500 millionaires who paid zero income tax in a recent year.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

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Doggett criticizes the hearing's focus away from wealthy tax evaders.

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