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On the recordOctober 12, 2008
I have already proposed a middle-class tax cut for 95 percent of workers and their families. But, today, I'm calling on Congress to pass a plan, so that the IRS will mail out the first round of those tax cuts as soon as possible.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama outlines his tax cut proposal and urges Congress to act quickly.

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