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Lloyd Doggett: “So the last speaker was totally out of order in his suggestion that we were avoiding taxpayer rights, because what we…”

On the recordApril 11, 2000
So the last speaker was totally out of order in his suggestion that we were avoiding taxpayer rights, because what we are involved with is giving all American taxpayers a new right, the right to know what these phony organizations do that taxpayers are forced to subsidize--where they get their money, just as they already can learn about the gentleman, myself, or any other candidate for federal office.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

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Defending taxpayer rights and transparency during a debate.

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