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Maxwell Frost: “Mr. Speaker, the gentleman knows that just requiring Congress to vote does not mean that something will pass. Congress…”

On the recordApril 13, 2000
Mr. Speaker, the gentleman knows that just requiring Congress to vote does not mean that something will pass. Congress votes all the time and defeats legislation. The gentleman would have us vote, but he cannot guarantee that Congress would actually pass anything, and we would be faced with a situation where no Tax Code would be in place.
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Maxwell Frost
Democratic · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of requiring Congress to vote on tax legislation.

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