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On the recordJuly 10, 2018
I think my final assessment is that it is those lower-income people who do not have the benefit now, that we have limited capacity to raise payroll taxes if we are to make current obligations.
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Bill Cassidy
Republican · Louisiana

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Cassidy highlights the limited capacity to raise payroll taxes for lower-income individuals.

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