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Karen Thurman: he gets nothing out of this tax bill. Mr. McDERMOTT. Nothing? Wait a minute. The gentlewoman is telling me a police…

On the recordJune 26, 1997
he gets nothing out of this tax bill. Mr. McDERMOTT. Nothing? Wait a minute. The gentlewoman is telling me a police officer who makes $23,000 is going to get nothing out of this tax bill?
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Karen Thurman
Democratic · Florida

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Debating the implications of a tax bill on low-income individuals.

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