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Debbie Wasserman Schultz: Now, what is amazing about our ability to move this country in a new direction is that we can really focus on those…

On the recordJune 20, 2007
Now, what is amazing about our ability to move this country in a new direction is that we can really focus on those targeted tax cuts that will help the average working family, the regular folks, the people who don't have the ability to just kick back, put their feet up on the desk and live on Easy Street day in and day out. We are talking about people who live paycheck to paycheck. Not poor people who live paycheck to paycheck, but people in middle America, who make sure that all their bills are paid, just like we are trying to do here with our PAYGO provision, but make sure all their bills are paid. But it takes every dollar they have to do it. Then you add to their budget the increased price of gas, which increases the price of food, which impacts everything that regular, everyday working families have to deal with.
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Democratic · Florida

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Discussing tax cuts and their impact on working families during a speech on the House floor.

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