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Dick Durbin: “When we went into the Bowles-Simpson debate that was one of the first things that everyone agreed on: the Tax Code was…”

On the recordNovember 29, 2011
When we went into the Bowles-Simpson debate that was one of the first things that everyone agreed on: the Tax Code was not sacred.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin emphasizes the need to reconsider the Tax Code's status in budget discussions.

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