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Rob Portman: “I would say that what the President would like to do is he would like to get this issue off the table and to provide…”

On the recordJuly 15, 2003
I would say that what the President would like to do is he would like to get this issue off the table and to provide this relief, both to working families who do pay income taxes, which is provided in our bill, but also to those folks who do not have income tax liability.
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Rob Portman
Republican · Ohio

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Discussing tax relief measures during a floor speech.

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