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Bob Casey Jr.: “The wealthy who were sometimes running those companies and…”

Featuring: Bob Casey Jr., Democratic | Former U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania

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Former senator Bob Casey on Congress, midterms and why voters are frustrated with Washington

Published | Video Starts at 19:30

It has all kinds of clients across the board. But what I was always trying to focus on when it came to corporations is that they paid their fair share of taxes and that The wealthy who were sometimes running those companies and many of whom have made a lot of money through the tax code, often because of generous tax policy for 40 years that they start to give back to the country. And I think we got some work to do on that. The Senate is a very elite group, a small number. What do you miss about it? (19:30–19:43)

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Asserts that wealthy individuals have benefited from tax policies and should give back to the country.

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