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On the recordApril 9, 2019
the bad news is that Congress, on a bipartisan basis, has frequently underspent the collected taxes, meaning we are taxing the American people for a specific purpose where we have great needs.
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Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

DeFazio criticizes Congress for misusing tax revenues meant for infrastructure.

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