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Lloyd Doggett: “Thirty companies have paid more to their lobbyists than to the United States Treasury in taxes.”

On the recordJune 12, 2013
Thirty companies have paid more to their lobbyists than to the United States Treasury in taxes.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

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Doggett points out the disparity between corporate lobbying expenses and tax contributions.

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