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On the recordApril 18, 2012
I want to point out that our colleagues across the aisle, as well as President Obama, the answer to everything is to raise taxes, but they never can explain how raising taxes would lower costs, especially on gasoline. To me, that shows how disconnected they are from economic reality. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
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Virginia Foxx
Republican · North Carolina

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