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John Garamendi: “Our Republican colleagues have consistently said we ought to listen. And apparently all that we know about tax policy…”

On the recordApril 6, 2011
Our Republican colleagues have consistently said we ought to listen. And apparently all that we know about tax policy, there's little or no support for reducing the taxes on the super wealthy but rather they go the other way. And we're wondering what they're thinking over on the other side of the aisle as they continue to skew to create the unshared prosperity by even reducing further the taxes on the super wealthy.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California
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Apr 6, 2011

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