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Pete Hoekstra: “That is about $40 to $50 a week that this family is going to have in increased disposable income. Somebody can say…”

On the recordJune 23, 1998
That is about $40 to $50 a week that this family is going to have in increased disposable income. Somebody can say, maybe I will work a few less hours, but it is a choice they can now make that they did not have before.
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Pete Hoekstra
Michigan

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Discussing the impact of increased disposable income on families.

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