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Bob Kerrey: I have one last question. I find myself saying it doesn't hurt me. I wasn't in the room. It didn't hurt me at all. As a…

On the recordOctober 26, 2000
I have one last question. I find myself saying it doesn't hurt me. I wasn't in the room. It didn't hurt me at all. As a matter of fact, because my income is over $130,000, those folks making the decision in that room helped me out. I guess I should sneak over and thank them for giving me a big tax cut. The people who get hurt are not Members of Congress who weren't in the room; they are Americans who either don't get the targeted benefit or who do get it and say, oh, my gosh, if you are going to do a tax cut, for gosh sakes, help the people who really need it. I think most Americans want our tax laws and the rest of the laws to be as fair as we possibly can make them.
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Bob Kerrey
Nebraska

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Discussing the impact of tax cuts on Americans during a floor speech.

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