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Chuck Schumer: “So when the Senator is saying ``taxpayers pay,'' in this case it is not even the Federal taxpayer-- which we do in other…”

On the recordApril 25, 2002
So when the Senator is saying ``taxpayers pay,'' in this case it is not even the Federal taxpayer-- which we do in other areas--it would be the local property taxpayer who would be left holding the bag?
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

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Discussing the implications of taxpayer funding during a debate.

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