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On the recordFebruary 7, 2012
You want to retain that. So that means you can only finance about a 3 percent reduction, 3.5 percent.
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Jim McDermott
Democratic · Washington

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McDermott discusses the limitations of tax reductions due to the importance of accelerated depreciation.

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