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On the recordFebruary 11, 2013
When his bill to raise the tax rate on the highest-earning Americans passed the Senate and House without a single Republican vote, the top Republican on the Senate Budget Committee at the time said it would 'devastate the economy.'
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine recalls opposition to tax increases during Clinton's presidency.

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