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On the recordMay 14, 2003
Let me tell you that today we couldn't be further apart. There is such a chasm and such a divide between those who support this bill and those who oppose it. It really comes down to a very fundamental issue. It is not a question of who is good and who is evil or who is right and who is wrong. It comes down to the way you look at the world. The way Senator Grassley looks at the world as he describes it in his opening remarks and the way he puts the reasoning forward for this legislation describes a vision of the world. I have a different view of the world. It comes down to this: From Senator Grassley's point of view, when it comes to taxes in America, our Government should find ways to provide more comfort, more help, and more financial assistance to the elite in America, the investors who have made a lot of money, successful businesspeople--those who have done well in America, some by their own hard work, some by virtue of being born into a family with a lot of money.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Discussing differing perspectives on tax policy during Senate debate.

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