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On the recordMarch 21, 2021
this notion of taxation without representation has always stuck with me. And I've always been amazed that people in the District of Columbia were paying taxes, but could not be represented.
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Jack Davis
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Davis emphasizes the unfairness of D.C. residents paying taxes without representation.

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