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Gerry Connolly: “We are only at 14 percent or so of GDP in terms of federal revenue; that is too low.”

On the recordMarch 7, 2012
We are only at 14 percent or so of GDP in terms of federal revenue; that is too low.
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

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Connolly highlights the inadequacy of federal revenue compared to GDP.

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