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On the recordFebruary 2, 2016
We need to acknowledge that what Washington sometimes calls 'tax cuts' are really just poorly disguised spending programs that expand the role of Government in lives of individuals and employers.
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John Boehner
Ohio

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Boehner emphasizes that tax cuts often function as government spending.

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