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On the recordFebruary 4, 2013
I think it directly relates to higher taxes. We already know right here in this room that the NFIB projected that the government takeover of health care would result higher taxes providing for the destruction of jobs.
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Joe Wilson
Republican · South Carolina

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Wilson links higher taxes to job losses due to government healthcare policies.

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