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On the recordAugust 1, 2006
I say to my friend, like they pay for everything else. My 16 grandchildren are going to be paying for it, and their children are going to be paying for it. You talk about a death tax; the estate tax is not a death tax. What this Republican-dominated Washington has done in the last 6 years has passed on a birth tax to my children, their children, my grandchildren, and their children. It is obvious what the priorities of this Republican Senate and the Republican House are: to take care of the fat cats, the rich people. That is what it is all about. They know this minimum wage legislation they sent us is flawed. It eliminates an increase for the hard-working poorest of the poor in seven States, and it is spread out over 3 years.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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