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Paul Ryan: my friend and I, we get along very well personally when the mikes are not on; but I just have to say, that is not what…

On the recordJune 24, 2004
my friend and I, we get along very well personally when the mikes are not on; but I just have to say, that is not what this proposal says. This proposal says ``reduction in tax cuts for taxpayers with incomes above $1 million,'' period, end of story. The committee figures out how to do the rest of it. The point is, if businesses are becoming successful, that means they are going to start hiring people again. We do not want to raise their taxes
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Paul Ryan
Wisconsin

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Discussing tax proposals and their impact on businesses and hiring.

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