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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Transform America Transaction Fee of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to conduct an in-depth study on the implementation of a transaction tax in the United States, including a detailed feasibility and impact analysis of, and an implementation/action plan for, a proposal to replace all existing Federal taxes with a per transaction fee based on the value of the transaction.</p>]]></text>
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