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Janet Yellen: “They have proposed a tax plan that would reduce Federal revenue more than 2 trillion dollars.”

On the recordFebruary 13, 2017
They have proposed a tax plan that would reduce Federal revenue more than 2 trillion dollars.
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Janet Yellen
Democratic · California

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Yellen highlights the significant revenue loss from a proposed tax plan.

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