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Steve Rothman: “By the way, the incomes of the people who were going to have their tax cut reduced by 5,000 were only individuals whose…”

On the recordApril 5, 2006
By the way, the incomes of the people who were going to have their tax cut reduced by 5,000 were only individuals whose annual income was $1 million or more. And we said, can we take 5,000 from the 80 or 100 or 150,000 they are going to get in tax cuts, take 5,000 to increase our port inspection of our containers. And every Republican said no. Mr. Speaker, that is the priority of this Republican majority and this President.
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Steve Rothman
New Jersey

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