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On the recordJune 5, 2007
I would pay for it by getting rid of Bush's tax cuts for people who make over $200,000 a year.
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John Bel Edwards
Democratic · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Edwards outlines his plan for funding universal health care by eliminating certain tax cuts.

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