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Orrin Hatch: I ask the Senator, isn't it reasonable to question that a difference between the $1.10 tax and the $1.50 will not…

On the recordMay 20, 1998
I ask the Senator, isn't it reasonable to question that a difference between the $1.10 tax and the $1.50 will not necessarily mean 800,000 premature deaths?
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Orrin Hatch
Republican · Utah

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the implications of tax differences on public health during a Senate debate.

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