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Mark Warner: “In the 20-plus years I have been privileged to serve in the Senate, this is a day I will long remember. It is the first…”

On the recordApril 11, 2000
In the 20-plus years I have been privileged to serve in the Senate, this is a day I will long remember. It is the first time I ever voted against a tax decrease in over two decades. I see no certainty to this program. The Senator says 74 percent favor a temporary reduction. Why isn't it 100 percent? I know very few people who want to increase taxes. And with all due respect to my friend, the GAO monitoring 100,000 gas stations across America to see whether or not it came down 4.3 cents? That I just cannot accept.
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Discussing his opposition to a proposed tax decrease during Senate debate.

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