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On the recordApril 15, 2011
I yield myself 10 seconds. If I may, I have a simple inquiry for the gentleman from Wisconsin. As part of the fairness in our Tax Code, I would like to ask, is it fair that, let's say, Warren Buffett should pay a lower income tax rate than his receptionist? Is that fairness in our Tax Code?
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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