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On the recordFebruary 16, 1928
Of course, according to my best judgment, there should be added to the sums I have already mentioned $65,000,000 that has been put into the tax bill, which is in excess of what I believe tax reduction ought to include.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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