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Charles Rangel: To reduce the deficit we should reduce the spending and increase the revenue with a tax increase.

On the recordApril 12, 2011
To reduce the deficit we should reduce the spending and increase the revenue with a tax increase.
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Charles Rangel
Democratic · New York

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Rangel emphasizes the need for both spending cuts and tax increases to address the deficit.

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