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On the recordFebruary 13, 2013
I always try to figure out what these hearings are about. I don't know whether the purpose was to panic the charitable community into rushing to Washington to talk about what their deductions are all about.
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Jim McDermott
Democratic · Washington

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McDermott questions the intent behind the hearings regarding charitable deductions.

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