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On the recordJuly 15, 1997
Why, then, Mr. Chairman, I would ask the gentleman, is his party advocating the tax reduction bill? Will that not increase the deficit?
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Sidney Yates
Democratic · Illinois

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Questioning the implications of a tax reduction bill during a committee discussion.

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