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Jim McDermott: “To give an individual company the right to sue and to create a tax liability when it is successful is an enormous step…”

On the recordMay 13, 2009
To give an individual company the right to sue and to create a tax liability when it is successful is an enormous step, and one that I think should be rethought.
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Jim McDermott
Democratic · Washington

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McDermott expresses concern over granting companies the right to sue for tax liabilities.

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