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Russ Feingold: our amendment offers a clear choice: tax cuts or deficit reduction. It strikes the $122 billion tax cut and applies…

On the recordMay 23, 1996
our amendment offers a clear choice: tax cuts or deficit reduction. It strikes the $122 billion tax cut and applies every penny to deficit reduction. I think that is our highest economic priority. This is not just a partisan issue. The Republican and Democratic plans have had this flaw. The bipartisan plan has this flaw. This has been endorsed by the Concord Coalition.
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Russ Feingold
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Discussing an amendment related to tax cuts and deficit reduction.

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