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On the recordApril 1, 1998
I hope we can do everything in our power to make the Tax Code not only friendly to those who are married but more progressive so that those in the lower- and middle-income categories get a helping hand from the Federal Government instead of the backhand.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Discussing the need for a more progressive Tax Code.

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