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I'm for eliminating deductions and taking some of the money to buy down rates and put it on the debt. That's not raising taxes. That's solving a problem.

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Lindsey Graham
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: July 9
Air Force Officer
City Attorney
County Attorney
Lawyer
Politician
United States Senator
Central
South Carolina
Lindsey Olin Graham
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