But the reality is, as a Republican who my very core principles are, you know, lower taxes, limited government, to just take a solo tax -- or vote on a tax increase with not having everything else there to kind of, you know, give us the sugar to make the medicine go down. That's just not going to fly.
Congressman Lee Terry explains his opposition to a tax increase without broader negotiations.
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May I interrupt you on that point because it is interesting. When I am back home--and maybe you get this--we get input from our constituents. And one of the most frequent ones is: Why don't you do the bills that you do agree on? In…
Will the gentleman yield now? Because that is absolutely wrong, and you know it.
the policy goals we consider here today are not a matter of partisan politics.
At this time, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from southern Florida (Mr. Jolly).
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