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Newt Gingrich touted his tax plan on Tuesday as the one that would mean that “all Americans would pay the rate Mitt Romney paid.”

Gingrich, capitalizing on the controversy over GOP rival Romney’s failure to release his tax returns, suggested Romney endorse his tax plan, which proposes a flat tax of 15 percent on individuals, down from the current 35 percent.

“I’m thrilled at the idea that Mitt, I assume this afternoon will endorse my flat tax proposal and have every American pay it the way he paid,” Gingrich said at a campaign stop in South Carolina, according to ABC News.

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