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Jay Inslee: I think they know, especially with the deficit, the cost of this war; and he is not willing to talk about his tax cuts…

On the recordApril 28, 2004
I think they know, especially with the deficit, the cost of this war; and he is not willing to talk about his tax cuts to pay for it because he doesn't want anybody to make a sacrifice in this war except the soldiers, sailors, Marines, and Air Force who put their lives on the line. They put their lives on the line, George Bush ought to put his tax cuts on the line. They know what sacrifice is. And, yet, this President won't shoot straight with the American people to show how to pay for this war.
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Jay Inslee
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Criticizing President Bush's tax cuts in relation to the costs of the Iraq War.

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