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Judd Gregg: So if you follow the logic of the Senator from Massachusetts, you are saying John and Mary Jones, the wage earner of…

On the recordJune 24, 1997
So if you follow the logic of the Senator from Massachusetts, you are saying John and Mary Jones, the wage earner of America, should be subsidizing the person who is earning $100,000, that would be the practical effect of adopting Senator Kennedy's amendment.
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Judd Gregg

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Debating an amendment proposed by Senator Kennedy.

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