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Victor Fazio: “Now, Mr. Chairman, if the gentleman will continue to yield, as I remember the gentleman's comments from that earlier…”

On the recordJuly 30, 1998
Now, Mr. Chairman, if the gentleman will continue to yield, as I remember the gentleman's comments from that earlier debate, he was also talking about people who were taxpayers, as many legal residents are, who are not citizens.
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Victor Fazio
Democratic · California

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Discussing the status of legal residents and their contributions as taxpayers.

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