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Joel Hefley: “it is time to take a cue from Lorena Bobbitt. It is time to slash. We need to slash away at the crushing tax burden that…”

On the recordApril 15, 1997
it is time to take a cue from Lorena Bobbitt. It is time to slash. We need to slash away at the crushing tax burden that is holding back the American economy, dashing the hopes and dreams of middle class families, and robbing millions of new college graduates of opportunities. We can adopt the audacious strategy of boldness and with one stroke we can slash tax rates across the board, giving tax relief to all working Americans. Or we can adopt a more calculated strategy, and with systematic thrusts we can slash first the death tax, then slash the tax on capital gains, and then, just to be sure, slash the rates on personal income to complete the task. Today, on April 15, is a reminder, it is the season to slash and cut. We must get to work now and slay the giant job-killer, an oppressive Tax Code that threatens us all.
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Joel Hefley
Republican · Colorado
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Advocating for tax cuts during a speech on Tax Day.

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