House Proceeding 03-19-09 on Mar 19th, 2009 :: 0:26:05 to 0:27:10
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Earl Blumenauer: so talk about the inquiry, we're talking about recouping the taxpayers' money. i yield one minute to my friend, mr. blumen naur, my friend from friend from oregon. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized.

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Speech By: Earl Blumenauer

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Earl Blumenauer: mr. blumenauer: thank you, i apprecia with you on what's been a sharp reversal. in most of my career here, we have watched the tax code twisted, stretched, bent to lavish rewards on a tiny minorityf americans a few thousand of the richest americans, and the favored special interests.

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Earl Blumenauer: today in a sharp reversal under your leadership we use the tax code to rebalance the scales. we will use the tax code to strip away the outrageous benefits of these bonuses to some of the people who helped drive the economy into the ditch in the first place. we're helping protect taxpayers, get their money back, and i

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Earl Blumenauer: hope, mr. chairman, sending a message on how the tax code will