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On the recordDecember 1, 2011
I think we are very strong in support of the Bowles- Simpson, basically, the template that it laid out. It is the only one that is bipartisan. As you can see, it stayed bipartisan with the Senator and I, and it will remain bipartisan. It has a tax reform, but everyone pays a fair share. The very wealthy who have escaped paying because of the flawed tax policies would now start paying if we had real tax reform--not increased rates but just their fair share. That is what we ask.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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