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Virginia Foxx: “Earlier we heard from our colleagues that there is going to be a $3 return to the American people for every tax dollar…”

On the recordNovember 19, 2020
Earlier we heard from our colleagues that there is going to be a $3 return to the American people for every tax dollar they give up to get this program funded in the next 5 years. I want to tell you that I think the American people would be happy to see that return. Show me any Federal program that returns to hardworking taxpayers $3 for every dollar they pay in, and I will show you some swampland in New Mexico. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
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Virginia Foxx
Republican · North Carolina
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Nov 19, 2020

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