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Tim Scott: “We keep hearing consistently that somehow a tax that isn't a tax is now considered a tax, so the notion of recapturing…”

On the recordJune 7, 2012
We keep hearing consistently that somehow a tax that isn't a tax is now considered a tax, so the notion of recapturing overpayments from health care subsidies should not be considered a tax. It should be considered being honest and fair. So let me say it one more time: that requiring people to return money not correctly given to them is not a tax increase; it is a matter of honesty and integrity. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Mulvaney).
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina
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Jun 7, 2012

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