On the recordJuly 14, 2021
It`s kind of a big gulp. It sounds to me like their approach to paying for $3.5 trillion packages to increase taxes. And if that`s the case, I don`t think you`re going to have a single Republican.
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Lisa Murkowski expresses concern about the potential tax increases associated with the $3.5 trillion spending package.
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