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John Boozman: “The budget for 2017 would create $3.4 trillion in new taxes, increase spending by $2.5 trillion, and add $6.1 trillion…”

On the recordMarch 7, 2016
The budget for 2017 would create $3.4 trillion in new taxes, increase spending by $2.5 trillion, and add $6.1 trillion to the debt over the next 10 years.
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John Boozman
Republican · Arkansas

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Boozman outlines the financial implications of the proposed budget.

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