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On the recordApril 19, 2012
I yield myself 30 seconds. The gentleman is correct in that the contrast is very stark. They've tried to raise taxes on millionaires in the Senate so they pay like the people who work for them. This bill would provide a tax break of $58,000 to those who make over $1 million, which are 125,000 taxpayers. That is a stark contrast. Have people very wealthy pay a fair share on the one side, and have this House give them a big break. I now yield 2 minutes to another distinguished member of our committee, the gentlelady from Nevada, Shelley Berkley.
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Mike Levin
Democratic · California
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Apr 19, 2012

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