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Orrin Hatch: I respect the Senator and his Democratic colleagues for standing up and doing what they thought was right. We did not…

On the recordFebruary 8, 1995
I respect the Senator and his Democratic colleagues for standing up and doing what they thought was right. We did not think it was right because we did not want to increase the taxes the way they did--or you did, the highest tax increase in history.
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Orrin Hatch
Republican · Utah

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Discussing tax policy during a Senate debate.

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