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On the recordJuly 25, 2011
Even Dick Armey, as the Majority Leader, stated as he offered his sales tax proposal at the time, which is a bit different than what we are discussing here--Dick Armey used to say not only would there be a substantial transition cost that was slightly enormous, but he also stated we had to be in the vicinity of 28 to 30 percent.
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Rich Neal
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Neal references Dick Armey's previous statements on sales tax proposals and transition costs.

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