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On the recordApril 19, 2016
Howard Metzenbaum, weeks before he died, moved to Florida where there is no estate tax.
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas

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Ted Cruz cites Howard Metzenbaum's move to Florida to illustrate tax avoidance.

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