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On the recordMarch 30, 2009
if there's that much tax evasion, we don't just need a sledgehammer, we need something bigger than that, because it's very unfair.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

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Doggett emphasizes the need for stronger measures against significant tax evasion.

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