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Walter B. Jones: I just wanted to commend the gentleman from California, because many times people in my district tell me that they just…

On the recordFebruary 1, 2000
I just wanted to commend the gentleman from California, because many times people in my district tell me that they just cannot quite understand how we in Congress can forgive a $5 billion debt to Third World countries, how we can spend $10 billion in Bosnia, $12 billion, $14 billion in Yugoslavia, yet we cannot find the money to give tax relief to married people.
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Walter B. Jones
North Carolina

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Discussing the need for tax relief for married couples during a floor speech.

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