On Monday, ThinkProgress spoke to Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) at one of his constituent town halls in Florence, SC. Mulvaney, a freshman, spent much of his time arguing in favor of the new Republican budget put forth by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI).
During our brief interview, Mulvaney acknowledged that large corporations are not paying their fair share of taxes — an issue driving the progressive Mainstreet Movement and even some Tea Party activists. Mulvaney called for clearing out taxpayer giveaways to corporations, including Boeing, which recently set up new facilities in South Carolina and has avoided paying corporate income taxes. Rebuking much of his party, which has stood in solidarity with the oil and gas industry, Mulvaney also called for placing billions in oil subsidies “on the table” for cuts:
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