if we are going to have exports, we ought to at least tax it or get some kind of fee on that export. And all I can say is, with all due respect to those that want to tax our exports, that will require a Constitutional amendment because there is a prohibition under Article 1, Section 9, paragraph 5 in the Constitution that says no tax or duty shall be laid on articles exported from any state.
McKinley clarifies that taxing exports requires a constitutional amendment.
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Mr. Chairman, that is West by God Virginia. Let me just continue on with this.
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