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Roy Blunt: “Well, I wouldn't quarrel with the gentleman about not having a good time for tax increases since '01 and '03, but…”

On the recordApril 3, 2008
Well, I wouldn't quarrel with the gentleman about not having a good time for tax increases since '01 and '03, but revenue actually has increased during that period of time. I think in '05, '06 and '07 we may have set records of increased revenues, percentage over last year. So, you used the term revenue, and I think you meant taxes, because we did see some revenue increases during that time, and they were significant. I think over 14 percent in FY05, and double digits in the next 2 years.
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Roy Blunt
Republican · Missouri
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing revenue increases in relation to tax policies during the early 2000s.

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