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Charles Rangel: I would like to believe that we are not talking about raising taxes for the rich, but what we are doing is providing tax…

On the recordMarch 3, 2009
I would like to believe that we are not talking about raising taxes for the rich, but what we are doing is providing tax decreases for the rest of the taxpayers.
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Charles Rangel
Democratic · New York

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Rangel emphasizes that the focus is on tax decreases for the majority, not increases for the wealthy.

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