On the recordSeptember 17, 1996
You got to pay taxes on the hummingbird feeder. If you go to the grocery store and you buy suet and you put it in this little mesh thing, I am sorry, that is now taxed. You have to pay.
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Discussing taxation on everyday items during a floor speech.
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