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Summer Lee: Our country's founders believed that taxation without representation was tyrannical.

On the recordMay 15, 2023
Our country's founders believed that taxation without representation was tyrannical.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Lee emphasizes the historical injustice of D.C. residents lacking representation while paying federal taxes.

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