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On the recordMarch 14, 2023
It's just not true. House Freedom Caucus has one member who asked for a vote on something like that, but the Freedom Caucus itself doesn't do that.
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Mike Lee
Republican · Utah
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Senator Lee refutes claims about the House Freedom Caucus proposing a national sales tax.

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