Tom Carper said "I, from time to time, tell people who have quite a bit of money that they are going to have to pay some extra taxes if we are going to get the job done on deficit reduction." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMarch 11, 2014

I, from time to time, tell people who have quite a bit of money that they are going to have to pay some extra taxes if we are going to get the job done on deficit reduction.

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Tom Carper

Democratic · Delaware

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Carper emphasizes the need for higher taxes on the wealthy for deficit reduction.

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