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Lloyd Doggett: “There are not very many people that want to vote to pay for those revenue reductions.”

On the recordFebruary 1, 2016
There are not very many people that want to vote to pay for those revenue reductions.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

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Commenting on the reluctance to fund tax cuts through revenue generation.

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