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Jim Nussle: “If facts are stubborn things, then why is it that you would increase taxes on those families you have just lamented $1.2…”

On the recordMarch 25, 2004
If facts are stubborn things, then why is it that you would increase taxes on those families you have just lamented $1.2 trillion over the course of the Democratic substitute, $1.2 trillion of tax increases. Why would we go through there? I thought, wait a minute, I thought the gentleman knew the song. He was talking the right words. He was saying the right words, but I thought he learned the music too. The music to this is reduce taxes, keep them low, keep spending under control, look for waste. That is what the budget that we have presented does, not increase taxes as the Democrat substitute does.
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Jim Nussle
Iowa
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Discussing tax policy and budget proposals during a House floor debate.

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