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Jerry Moran: The President's solution is to raise revenues to balance the budget, but does anyone really believe that increased taxes…

On the recordJuly 13, 2011
The President's solution is to raise revenues to balance the budget, but does anyone really believe that increased taxes will be used to pay down the debt or will it just be used for even more spending?
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Jerry Moran
Republican · Kansas

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Moran questions the effectiveness of tax increases for debt reduction.

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