Muriel Bowser: “What's more, we pay more Federal taxes per capita than any state, and…”

On the recordSeptember 18, 2019

What's more, we pay more Federal taxes per capita than any state, and we pay more Federal taxes total than 22 states.

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Democratic · District of Columbia

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Bowser highlights D.C.'s high tax contributions as justification for statehood.

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Muriel Bowser: “What's more, we pay more Federal taxes per capita than any state, and we pay more Federal taxes total than 22 states.”