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Tax Bill Ends Up With Spending Cut Floor
President Johnson's $10 billion income tax hike gains qualified backing from the House Ways and Means Committee as it votes 17 to 6 to endorse the tax increase contingent on at least $4 billion in spending reductions. Republican objections cite the $4 billion floor as a ceiling, while Senate leaders push for deeper cuts and a potential veto faces possible opposition.
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Johnson
House
Ways and Means Committee
House Appropriations Committee
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
Ways and Means
White House
Byrnes
Senate
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
House Conference Committee
Mills
John J. Williams
Delaware
Capitol Hill