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Robert C. Byrd: “Americans do not mind paying their share if they feel that everybody else is paying their fair share.”

On the recordMay 8, 1985
Americans do not mind paying their share if they feel that everybody else is paying their fair share.
Said by
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
govinfo.gov
May 8, 1985

Editor's note · Context

Supporting a Democratic budget amendment paid for by a corporate minimum tax and closing loopholes.

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