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Harry Reid: “I have here from the Joint Committee on Taxation, ``Estimated Revenue Effects of Modification to the Chairman's Mark of…”

On the recordJuly 19, 2000
I have here from the Joint Committee on Taxation, ``Estimated Revenue Effects of Modification to the Chairman's Mark of the Marriage Tax Relief Act of 2000.'' This we received from the Joint Committee. It says the net total impact of this tax over a 10-year period is $247.8 billion.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Discussing the estimated revenue effects of the Marriage Tax Relief Act of 2000.

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