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Kendrick Meek: “Not one millionaire or billionaire came to me and said, please protect my tax cut. Not one billionaire wearing Polo…”

On the recordMarch 28, 2007
Not one millionaire or billionaire came to me and said, please protect my tax cut. Not one billionaire wearing Polo shoes walked up outside of the Chamber and said, Congressman, I am a billionaire, you know, with a pinky with diamonds and everything on it. Please protect my tax cut. Done give my tax cut to kids without health insurance, not one. Not one. I am just trying to figure out, but I can tell you, people from the State of Florida, that is in government, say please help insure our children. There have been veterans running in here saying, I can't wait 6 months to see the ophthalmologist any more. Can you help us?
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Kendrick Meek
Florida
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Discussing tax cuts and their impact on children and veterans during a budget resolution debate.

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