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Patty Murray: “I think we should ask the millionaires in this country whether they want the tax cut or whether they would prefer to see…”

On the recordJanuary 16, 2003
I think we should ask the millionaires in this country whether they want the tax cut or whether they would prefer to see no child left behind. My guess is many of them would prefer to make sure that the generation that follows them has the same opportunities they have had in this country.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the priorities of millionaires regarding tax cuts and education funding.

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