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Charles W. Stenholm: The logic that the gentleman from Illinois is following today, that means that he voted for the largest single tax…

On the recordFebruary 6, 2002
The logic that the gentleman from Illinois is following today, that means that he voted for the largest single tax increase in history in 2010 when the bill the gentleman voted for last year expires. The gentleman voted for the biggest tax raise in history. That is what he did by his own logic. I do not understand that logic.

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Discussing tax policy and implications of a previous vote during a floor debate.

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