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Jim Baird: what the responsible gentlewoman from Washington failed to say is that this bill does nothing to return $500 million to…

On the recordMay 22, 2003
what the responsible gentlewoman from Washington failed to say is that this bill does nothing to return $500 million to the people of her own State of Washington by reinstating sales tax deductibility.
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Jim Baird
Republican · Missouri

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Criticizing a bill's impact on sales tax deductibility for Washington State.

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