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Lloyd Doggett: “It ought not to be the opening bid. It ought to be the floor in looking at this whole issue.”

On the recordFebruary 2, 2015
It ought not to be the opening bid. It ought to be the floor in looking at this whole issue.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Doggett emphasizes that the proposed corporate tax rate should be a minimum standard.

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