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On the recordJune 2, 2009
If Congress just increases taxes to eliminate the deficit in 10 years, let's say, without cutting spending, could that have an effect on our economic recovery, a negative effect?
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Cynthia Lummis
Republican · Wyoming

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Lummis questions the impact of tax increases on economic recovery during a recession.

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