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L. Paxon: when the Democrats give a big tax liberal a seat on the Committee on Ways and Means, they call it good government.…

On the recordJuly 10, 1995
when the Democrats give a big tax liberal a seat on the Committee on Ways and Means, they call it good government. However, when Republicans give a smaller tax, smaller government conservative a seat on the Committee on Ways and Means, the Democrats say something is wrong with that. The truth is today's debate has nothing to do at all with selling out or with Medicare or anything else. It has to do with sour grapes. For years the Democrats' liberal leadership has used conservatives. They have promised them seats on important committees, like the Committee on Ways and Means, but when it came time to deliver, it was not done.
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L. Paxon
Republican · New York

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Discussing committee appointments and perceived double standards between parties.

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