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Wyden says bipartisan solutions needed to solve federal budget woes
August 9, Statesman-Journal

U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden said today that an overhaul of the tax code, eliminating breaks and reducing rates, needs to be part of any deal restraining federal budget deficits. The Oregon Democrat, who has teamed with Republican Sen. Dan Coats of Indiana on such a proposal, spoke at a meeting with the Statesman Journal editorial board. Wyden, who sits on the tax-writing Senate Finance Committee, acknowledged that it will be a difficult fight against interest groups defending special breaks that have arisen since the tax code was last overhauled in 1986.

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