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Judy Chu: “We ought to be spending that tax for the purpose for which it was created.”

On the recordApril 8, 2014
We ought to be spending that tax for the purpose for which it was created.
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Judy Chu
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Chu advocates for using the Harbor Maintenance Tax for its intended purpose.

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