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John Cornyn: We have been debating a payroll tax holiday. An estimate is that it would provide an extra $20 a week for a person…

On the recordFebruary 15, 2012
We have been debating a payroll tax holiday. An estimate is that it would provide an extra $20 a week for a person making $50,000 a year, but in 2011, the average family spent more than $4,000 in gasoline.
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas

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Cornyn discusses the economic impact of a payroll tax holiday amidst rising gasoline prices.

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