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Don Beyer: “How in the world are we going to compete on a global basis if you are increasing the tax on a domestic product?”

On the recordFebruary 29, 2016
How in the world are we going to compete on a global basis if you are increasing the tax on a domestic product?
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Don Beyer
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Beyer questions the logic of increasing taxes on domestic oil amidst global competition.

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