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Lieberman: U.S. should consider terrorism tax
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| Last Edited | RP Feb 06, 2007 10:04pm |
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| Category | Proposed Legislation |
| News Date | Tuesday, February 6, 2007 07:50:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Sen. Joseph Lieberman said Tuesday that Congress should consider a tax to fund the U.S.-declared war on terrorism and reduce the need to cut domestic programs to pay for security spending.
A former Democrat who supports the Iraq war and backs President Bush's plan to send 21,500 additional troops to Iraq, Lieberman said the proposed increase in the Pentagon's budget for next fiscal year will squeeze funding for critical domestic programs.
"I think we have to start thinking about a war on terrorism tax," the independent Connecticut lawmaker said. "I mean people keep saying we're not asking a sacrifice of anybody but our military in this war and some civilians who are working on it." |
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