Russell Long served as a U.S. Senator from 1948 until 1987 and
was chairman of the Senate Finance Committee for fifteen years
from 1966 to 1981. During a meeting at his Washington, D.C.
office in the early 1990’s, the Senator related that during his
time on the Senate Finance Committee, there was always a constant
stream of lobbyists explaining why they were in favor of tax
reform as long as it did not affect their client’s particular tax
benefit…
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