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Orrin Hatch: This tax increase would take away more than 5 percent of the income of an American making $10,000 a year. Is that…

On the recordMay 20, 1998
This tax increase would take away more than 5 percent of the income of an American making $10,000 a year. Is that correct?
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Orrin Hatch
Republican · Utah

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Discussing the impact of a proposed tax increase on low-income Americans.

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