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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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