I cannot support final passage of the bill in its current form. I again emphasize my long-held belief taxes should not be raised on wages or ordinary income. This legislation if passed should be paid for by other means such as raising capital gains or ending costly subsidies and tax loopholes.
Senator Jim Webb expresses his opposition to the jobs bill due to concerns about tax increases.
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I believe it is appropriate for them to finally receive the federal recognition that has been denied for far too long.
The federal recognition process has been fraught with challenges that need to be addressed.
As a Senator, I have never forgotten what mattered all those years, that my country was willing to invest in me when I returned home from my military service.
the rigid nature of the administrative recognition process has been a source of delay, frustration and a lingering sense of unfairness.
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