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Gerald Weller: “This gentleman said, you folks in Washington, you have so much extra money right now, that surplus, over $2 trillion…”

On the recordMarch 10, 1999
This gentleman said, you folks in Washington, you have so much extra money right now, that surplus, over $2 trillion over the next 10 years in extra money, why does the President want to increase taxes? Why does the President say we need $170 billion in new tax increases on the American people and the American economy? I think that is an important question, and we should be asking the President, but we should also be asking the Congress, why in the world would anyone consider new taxes in a time when we already have all of this extra money.
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Gerald Weller
Republican · Illinois
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Questioning proposed tax increases during a discussion on budget surpluses.

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