Sanders wants tax avoiders to feel the Bern

Lena Angvik

March 14, 2017

US Senator Bernie Sanders has offered a bill to stop corporate tax dodgers, but does the former presidential contender stand a chance against Trump and a Republican-dominated Congress?

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