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On the recordMarch 14, 2007
The American Taxpayer Bill of Rights, this is something we are pushing forward to the forefront. Over the past 60 years an enormous bureaucracy has been built. Our Democrat friends continue to want to feed that bureaucracy. We say, it is time for the spending, it is time for the increased taxing, to stop. They had power for 2 days when they raised your spending. They had power for 2 weeks when they raised your taxes. The American taxpayer deserves a break.
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Marsha Blackburn
Republican · Tennessee

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Discussing the American Taxpayer Bill of Rights and government spending.

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