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Charles W. Stenholm: “but I also have 116,000 Social Security recipients in my district. In all due respect, the Republican tax bill and the…”

On the recordJuly 12, 2000
but I also have 116,000 Social Security recipients in my district. In all due respect, the Republican tax bill and the entire other tax package will jeopardize the future of Social Security and Medicare. And just as the gentleman in his own district, he has 92,000 senior citizens that he is willing to put at risk for this continued charade that we have today. With all due respect, we have to have a balanced package, and we cannot do all of those things which the gentleman from Illinois and others contend we can do. We must map some priority choices, and I resent the fact that the gentleman from Illinois would imply that what I am voting for today does not eliminate the marriage tax penalty in the 17th district because it does, and the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Weller) knows it.
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Addressing concerns about the impact of the Republican tax bill on Social Security and Medicare.

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