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On the recordOctober 21, 1997
I think the gentleman hit some good points. The fact is that those two individuals, the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Armey], and the gentleman from Louisiana [Mr. Tauzin] are leading the fight for a flat tax and the sales tax, respectively. But that is not the last word. Your town meetings and the town meetings of the gentleman from Georgia [Mr. Kingston], or mine, we will hear other ideas that may be equally good.
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Jon Fox
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Discussing tax reform and the importance of considering various ideas during town meetings.

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