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Bob Schaffer: “Yes, sure, the gentleman has described it accurately. Let us just use, for example, the base benefit amount that exists…”

On the recordJune 11, 2002
Yes, sure, the gentleman has described it accurately. Let us just use, for example, the base benefit amount that exists in this proposal, which is $250. That would be the tax benefit to an American taxpayer.
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Bob Schaffer

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Discussing a tax benefit proposal during a floor debate.

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