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Pete Hoekstra: “For those of you that have bird feeders in your backyard you will now know that we are going to have the Clinton-Babbitt…”

On the recordSeptember 17, 1996
For those of you that have bird feeders in your backyard you will now know that we are going to have the Clinton-Babbitt backyard and wildlife products tax.
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Pete Hoekstra
Michigan

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Discussing tax implications related to wildlife products during a floor speech.

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