On the recordMay 19, 1998
But this is a bill that if we tax the tobacco industry, we should put it toward education.
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govinfo.govJohn Joseph Moakley: “But this is a bill that if we tax the tobacco industry, we should put it toward education.”
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Discussing the allocation of taxes from the tobacco industry during a legislative debate.
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