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Robert Ehrlich: That is why the middle class in this country is nervous. When working folks get nervous, this place feels it. The…

On the recordJuly 31, 1996
That is why the middle class in this country is nervous. When working folks get nervous, this place feels it. The gentleman has raised a very interesting point. The gentleman talked about, what was it, 120 different taxes on a loaf of bread?
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Robert Ehrlich
Maryland

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Discussing concerns of the middle class and taxation during a floor speech.

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