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Tom Price: once again I am amused by the comments of my good friends and colleagues on the other side. The fact of the matter is…

On the recordJuly 26, 2007
once again I am amused by the comments of my good friends and colleagues on the other side. The fact of the matter is the departments that run these programs that we are addressing right here asked for $2.3 billion less than our good friends on the other side are proposing us to spend, which means that they believe they can accomplish the goals that have been given to them with $2.3 billion less. And they talk about all this wonderful caring they have for families. Well, the largest tax increase in the history of our Nation that they passed in their budget, about $2,700 per family, is a peculiar way of showing you are caring for the American family.
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Tom Price
Georgia

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Discussing budget proposals and tax increases during a House floor debate.

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