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On the recordMarch 24, 2010
The last Administration offered proposals to address this time after time, and a Republican Congress wouldn't approve them. That is one of the reasons we need to take this firm action today. We see the benefits of doing that in the almost $8 billion that are raised not from American companies but from companies that are located in these tax-haven locations.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas
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govinfo.gov
Mar 24, 2010

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Speaker Doggett discusses the need for action on tax proposals and the impact of tax havens.

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