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Barbara Boxer: “I have been advised by my staff that Joint Tax today told us that in the first 2 years we will get revenues of $5…”

On the recordFebruary 3, 2009
I have been advised by my staff that Joint Tax today told us that in the first 2 years we will get revenues of $5 billion. Then they go off and speculate as to what is going to happen in 2017. So we can tell our friends here, in the first 2 years, Joint Tax tells us we are going to gain $5 billion. Obviously, they are off on that. We got $16 billion the last time. But even they are saying in the early years we gain revenue. I wanted to make sure my friend knew that.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

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Discussing projected revenue estimates from Joint Tax during a floor speech.

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