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On the recordMarch 5, 2013
Both sides have acknowledged that tax reform is important and necessary, and we should use it as a mechanism to avoid the sequester in a balanced way by generating revenue and implementing more responsible spending cuts.
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John Carney
Democratic · Delaware

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Carney advocates for tax reform to balance revenue and spending cuts.

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