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Mike Johnson: “These are new taxes and a further reduction in take-home pay. A citizen tax, a new citizen tax.”

On the recordMarch 2, 2009
These are new taxes and a further reduction in take-home pay. A citizen tax, a new citizen tax.
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Mike Johnson
Republican · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Johnson describes the proposed mandate as a new tax affecting take-home pay.

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