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Paul Tonko: “The power to levy taxes and to invest those funds is exclusively our duty as the legislative branch--and we have plenty…”

On the recordMarch 5, 2013
The power to levy taxes and to invest those funds is exclusively our duty as the legislative branch--and we have plenty of work to do.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York

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Emphasis on Congress's responsibility for tax and budget decisions.

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