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Charles Rangel: Well, that was my point, that I am trying to show the significance of taxpayers; taxpayers, where one group is at the…

On the recordJune 22, 2006
Well, that was my point, that I am trying to show the significance of taxpayers; taxpayers, where one group is at the minimum wage, and people who, right now 99.7 percent of these people, do not pay taxes on their estate. So clearly we are talking in terms of who is suffering the liability of taxes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will suspend. The gentleman must address the issue of germaneness, please. The gentleman may resume.
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Charles Rangel
Democratic · New York

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