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Dick Durbin: “Let me remind you that the citizens of the earlier United States were well acquainted with many taxes.”

On the recordFebruary 1, 2011
Let me remind you that the citizens of the earlier United States were well acquainted with many taxes.
Said by
Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin references historical taxes to counter claims about citizen rights.

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