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On the recordJuly 18, 2012
That is right. I think that is the point that often goes missing in this debate, which is that when people talk about wanting to raise takes on one group of Americans and not increasing them on another, that causes problems. And we are concerned about job creation. We are not concerned about any one particular group, we are concerned about Americans as a whole--most importantly, about those who are most vulnerable, those who can least afford to lose their jobs. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator's time has expired.
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