George H.W. Bush: “Right. Governor Romer. ----there is a debate whether it's $50 billion…”

On the recordFebruary 3, 1992

Right. Governor Romer. ----there is a debate whether it's $50 billion or $100 billion. And I don't know the answer to that because I don't sit in the Halls of Congress. But I think that debate ought to go forward. Secondly, there is a debate as to whether or not the tax structure is fair, and that debate ought to go forward. And I think that the Governors ought to be able to participate in both parties in that debate and----

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