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Janet Yellen: “The tax cuts passed by Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans... was responsible for many of the problems that we…”

On the recordJuly 8, 2024
The tax cuts passed by Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans... was responsible for many of the problems that we face now with our fiscal trajectory.
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Janet Yellen
Democratic · California

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Yellen criticizes Trump's tax cuts for worsening fiscal issues.

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