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Michael Bennet: “I do not think you guys have made hard choices. Giving $37 billion to 572,000 taxpayers that make more than a million…”

On the recordFebruary 13, 2018
I do not think you guys have made hard choices. Giving $37 billion to 572,000 taxpayers that make more than a million dollars a year by borrowing that money from our kids is not a hard choice.
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Michael Bennet
Democratic · Colorado

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Bennet criticizes budget cuts affecting farmers while benefiting wealthy taxpayers.

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