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Judd Gregg: finally, finally, the American people are going to get some of their money back. The American people have been paying…

On the recordMay 26, 2001
finally, finally, the American people are going to get some of their money back. The American people have been paying more money into the Federal Government than we need to operate the Government. Over the next 10 years, it is projected they are going to pay $5.6 trillion into the Federal Government that we do not need. But the other side of the aisle does not want to give any of that money back. They do not want to let the American taxpayers keep some of their hard-earned money. No, they want to spend it. They have programs; they have ideas; they have initiatives; they have things on which they have to spend money. There are a lot of good things to spend money on as a government, but one of the best things we can spend money on as a government is the taxpayers, by allowing the taxpayers to keep some of their hard-earned income so they can make decisions with their dollars, so they can make the decisions as to whether or not they want to buy a new car, spend more money on their children's education, improve their home, or save their money. It is about time we return to the American people some of this surplus.
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Judd Gregg

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Discussing tax policy and the return of surplus funds to American taxpayers.

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