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Tax hike split widens rift in Senate Republicans
Senate Republicans split over tax policy as moderates warn deficits will push rates up and hurt recovery, while conservatives resist tax increases. Leader Baker seeks a multiyear budget that delays major tax decisions, ignoring Reagan's 1986 contingency tax plan. Moderates Hatfield Chafee Mathias Weicker Stafford join Dole in steering toward a tentative path.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Howard H. Baker
Tennessee
Baker
Reagan
Cits
Robert Dole
R-Kan
Dole
Mark O. Hatfield
Oregon
John Chafee
Rhode Island
Charles C. Mathias
Maryland
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
Connecticut
Robert T. Stafford
Vermont