My question to the Senator was, he said at the time he would have preferred to cut spending $250 billion instead of raising the taxes. The President's plan did raise taxes on the wealthy, and it also cut taxes much more broadly on the working poor.
Barbara Boxer: “My question to the Senator was, he said at the time he would have preferred to cut spending $250 billion instead of…”
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Discussing tax policy and spending cuts during a Senate debate.
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