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Sam Farr: “I think we are going to see as California did after living with these furloughs, the voters got upset and just went to…”

On the recordApril 24, 2013
I think we are going to see as California did after living with these furloughs, the voters got upset and just went to the polls and then raised taxes.
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Sam Farr
Democratic · California

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Farr predicts voter backlash leading to tax increases due to budget cuts.

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