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Pete Sessions: “I wanted to say I am interested in the earned income tax credit, immigration, and in savings. The Senator has mentioned…”

On the recordJanuary 29, 2007
I wanted to say I am interested in the earned income tax credit, immigration, and in savings. The Senator has mentioned health care. All of those are ways, apart from mandating a salary or minimum wage increase, to help workers. The bill the President proposed would not go as far as Senator Coburn would like to see--and I am impressed with his analysis--but it would, in fact, provide a good benefit for working Americans.
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Pete Sessions
Republican · Texas

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Discussing the earned income tax credit and its role in supporting workers.

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