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Pete Sessions: I would like to say this to my chairman: I am willing to concede the point if the chair would agree to amend the two…

On the recordMarch 21, 2013
I would like to say this to my chairman: I am willing to concede the point if the chair would agree to amend the two reserve funds so that they cannot be used to advance tax increases, and I would cease making that argument and accept the fact that you have already almost $1 trillion in new taxes. So I would ask through the chair, is the Senator willing to amend those two reserve fund languages so they cannot be used to add another $500 billion in new taxes?
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Pete Sessions
Republican · Texas
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Mar 21, 2013

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