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Asa Hutchinson: “That is exactly correct. That passed by two-thirds. It was done then, and it can be done. And so the argument that a…”

On the recordApril 15, 1997
That is exactly correct. That passed by two-thirds. It was done then, and it can be done. And so the argument that a two-thirds majority requirement, a supermajority requirement for raising taxes puts an impossible burden on this Congress to raise taxes is really fallacious. I do not think it has merit. I think it is really a question of whether you believe that the American people are overtaxed or not. I believe, as I know the gentleman does, that they are overtaxed. We need to turn back the tide.
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Asa Hutchinson
Arkansas
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Discussing the implications of a supermajority requirement for raising taxes.

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