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