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Barack Obama: Nearly the entire Senate voted to prevent 160 million working Americans from receiving a tax increase on January 1.

On the recordDecember 19, 2011
Nearly the entire Senate voted to prevent 160 million working Americans from receiving a tax increase on January 1.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks During White House Press Secretary James F. 'Jay' Carney's Briefing

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