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Rob Portman: “CBO also made the point that you simply cannot cache that level of spending with new taxes, at least under the income…”

On the recordFebruary 12, 2013
CBO also made the point that you simply cannot cache that level of spending with new taxes, at least under the income tax code.
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Rob Portman
Republican · Ohio

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Portman warns that high spending levels cannot be sustained solely through new taxes.

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