I just hope that the minority leader recognizes that we in the House have a constitutional responsibility to either raise the revenue, notwithstanding what the other body may or may not do, and that should never inhibit us from doing what we consider is the right thing to do, because constitutionally we are right.
Discussing the House's responsibility to raise revenue.
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