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On the recordMarch 15, 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, nor would the Freedom Caucus support that in the absence of a full repeal of the 16th Amendment which seems, let's just say, unlikely at the moment.
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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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