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Harry Reid: “I have a question. This question comes from the people of the State of Nevada. It is my understanding that if this…”

On the recordOctober 27, 2000
I have a question. This question comes from the people of the State of Nevada. It is my understanding that if this provision of this tax bill passes, a vote that was taken in the State of Oregon, open to everyone in the State of Oregon, would be basically repealed by the Congress of the United States; is that true?
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Questioning the implications of a tax bill on a state vote during a floor debate.

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