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Gilbert Gutknecht: “I realized what a beautiful country this is, full of hardworking people, as the President says, who play by the rules…”

On the recordJune 25, 1997
I realized what a beautiful country this is, full of hardworking people, as the President says, who play by the rules, who pay their taxes, lots of good Americans. ... It is about preserving the American dream for those kids and it is about allowing those families to keep more, to spend more and save more of their own money.
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Gilbert Gutknecht
Republican · Minnesota

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Discussing the impact of the budget agreement and tax bill on American families.

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