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On the recordNovember 27, 2012
In my view, we all agree that we are not going to raise taxes on people that make less than $250,000. We should just take them out of this discussion right now and continue to fight against any rate increases, continue to try to work honestly for a much bigger deal.
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Tom Cole
Republican · Oklahoma

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Tom Cole argues against raising taxes on those making less than $250,000 and suggests focusing on larger fiscal negotiations.

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