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Christie Pledges to Not Raise Taxes

December 30, 2015 at 6:14 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 11 Comments

Gov. Chris Christie had a “read my lips” moment on the campaign trail in Iowa, Bloomberg reports.

Said Christie: “I will not raise taxes on the American people because we’re already over-taxed.”

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