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On the recordJune 22, 2011
I don't think any of us up here--on this side, anyway--want to raise taxes. But we will have to see what falls out.
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Henry Johnson
Republican · Louisiana

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Sam Johnson expresses reluctance to raise taxes while acknowledging the need to evaluate outcomes.

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