I do not support tax increases, as my colleague does not. We voted together against tax increases. So the only way that we can try to in some kind of fair and principled way resolve our differences is for me to go after a program that has not worked very well, in my humble opinion, and put money into debt reduction, put money back into severely distressed housing, and put money back into veterans organizations.
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