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Peter Welch: “Our tax law in the United States is totally broken–we have a system where corporations are incentivized to ship profits…”

On the recordJuly 17, 2026
Our tax law in the United States is totally broken–we have a system where corporations are incentivized to ship profits and good-paying jobs overseas. The American people deserve full transparency about how companies are using these loopholes to avoid paying their fair share of taxes. We’re working to ensure that corporations are held accountable for hiding profits in foreign tax havens.
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont

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Senator Welch on the need for tax law reform.

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