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Byron Dorgan: I think there are many Members of the Senate who agree with the Senator that the marriage tax penalty ought to be…

On the recordJuly 29, 1998
I think there are many Members of the Senate who agree with the Senator that the marriage tax penalty ought to be eliminated. It ought to be eliminated. We ought to find a way to do that. We ought to find the right way to do that.
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota

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Discussing the marriage tax penalty during Senate floor debate.

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