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Joe Wilson: “Article 1, section 8: ``The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the…”

On the recordJanuary 15, 2013
Article 1, section 8: ``The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States; . . . ''
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Joe Wilson
Republican · South Carolina
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Jan 15, 2013

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