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Steny Hoyer: I would tell my good friend, because I know he is for accuracy, that he must know that the Dole-Reagan tax cut of 1982…

On the recordFebruary 10, 2000
I would tell my good friend, because I know he is for accuracy, that he must know that the Dole-Reagan tax cut of 1982, that tax increase, was higher than the 1993.
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland

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Discussing tax policy and comparisons between tax cuts and increases.

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