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Gerald Ford: “I do not want my service station operator to be jumped on when we say you did not get the 4.3-cent reduction tomorrow or…”

On the recordMay 9, 1996
I do not want my service station operator to be jumped on when we say you did not get the 4.3-cent reduction tomorrow or next week. It is at the rack. So I am trying to protect them. My figures--and I always stand corrected because somebody will find a way to get at me with words--but under the Republican Budget Committee's mark yesterday, taxes will increase more over the next 6 years than they did over the past 6 years. Think about that: $415 billion. Under the Republican budget chairman's mark advertised yesterday, taxes will increase more over the next 6 years than they have over the past 6 years. That is $415 billion, if I figure that right. Everybody will say, well, the economy is increasing and all that stuff. If it is increasing, give this administration some credit.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan
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Discussing tax implications and budget concerns during a Senate floor debate.

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