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The estate tax is an important part of our progressive tax code. I’m disappointed that Congressional Republicans fought for estate tax cuts when the real focus should be on how to support middle-class families still looking for work and struggling to make ends meet.

The estate tax reduction in the legislation now going to President Obama is an unnecessary give-away to the ultra-wealthy. It was one of the reasons I voted against the hold-the-middle-class-hostage tax package orchestrated by Congressional Republicans.

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