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On the recordMarch 23, 2007
this amendment extends the marginal tax rate relief first passed in 2001. We lowered taxes in 2001. Simply put, if you vote against this amendment, the tax rates will revert back to the 2001 levels. You would be voting to increase taxes on 28 million families and small businesses. You would be voting to increase taxes on small businesses, on an average, by more than $3,600 per year. Mr. President, 78 percent of the benefit of this amendment goes to small business owners. I urge my colleagues to vote for this amendment. Tax policy in this country is about being globally competitive. We need to keep our tax rates down to keep our jobs in America. I urge everybody to vote for this amendment to make us competitive globally.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Discussing an amendment to extend tax rate relief during Senate debate.

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