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On the recordNovember 25, 2012
I'm willing to generate revenue. It's fair to ask my party to put revenue on the table. We're below historian averages. I will not raise tax rates to do it. I will cap deductions.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Senator Graham expresses his willingness to consider revenue generation while opposing higher tax rates.

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