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Ed Royce: So arguments that we cannot afford it just don't fly with me, especially after the President signed the tax bill that…

On the recordMarch 20, 2018
So arguments that we cannot afford it just don't fly with me, especially after the President signed the tax bill that blows a $1.5 trillion hole in the budget.
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Ed Royce
Republican · California

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Rejection of affordability arguments against USAID funding after tax cuts.

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