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Bob Kerrey: “One of the most important dividing lines between the two candidates is that the Governor from Texas has been saying…”

On the recordOctober 27, 2000
One of the most important dividing lines between the two candidates is that the Governor from Texas has been saying Washington, DC should not decide who gets a tax cut and who does not. The Vice President has been saying--not only for fiscal reasons but also for reasons of fairness--that is precisely what we should do. We should decide who is going to get a tax cut and target those tax cuts rather than having across-the-board tax cuts predominantly for the wealthiest Americans. It seems to me what the Republican leadership in the House and the Senate are saying that the Vice President is right; we should target taxes and tax cuts.
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Bob Kerrey
Nebraska

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Discussing tax policy differences between presidential candidates during a debate.

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