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Michael Bennet: “Secretary Mnuchin predicted that not only would this tax plan pay for itself, but it would pay down our debt.”

On the recordJuly 25, 2018
Secretary Mnuchin predicted that not only would this tax plan pay for itself, but it would pay down our debt.
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Michael Bennet
Democratic · Colorado

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Bennet references Mnuchin's optimistic prediction about the tax plan's financial impact.

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