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David Obey: Mr. Speaker, again, despite all of the misinformation that we have just heard, the IRS has told us that fewer than…

On the recordJune 24, 2004
Mr. Speaker, again, despite all of the misinformation that we have just heard, the IRS has told us that fewer than six-tenths of 1 percent of all returns with small business income have incomes of more than $1 million. To suggest that this is even laying a glove on small business is a colossal red herring fiction.
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David Obey
Wisconsin

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Addressing misconceptions about small business income during a debate.

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