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Lindsey Graham: “Simpson-Bowles is the way forward, Anderson. And what did Simpson-Bowles do? They didn't raise tax rates. They…”

On the recordNovember 6, 2012
Simpson-Bowles is the way forward, Anderson. And what did Simpson-Bowles do? They didn't raise tax rates. They eliminated deductions.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Graham advocates for the Simpson-Bowles plan as a solution for fiscal issues without raising tax rates.

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