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Mike Simpson: “If you are going to tax somebody for a purpose, and for a need, and you still have that need, why not spend that money…”

On the recordFebruary 6, 2019
If you are going to tax somebody for a purpose, and for a need, and you still have that need, why not spend that money on that need?
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Mike Simpson
Republican · Idaho

Editor's note · Context

Simpson criticizes the administration for not utilizing the Inland Waterway Trust Fund effectively.

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