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On the recordMay 5, 2020
We provided the biggest tax cut, the richest one-tenth of 1 percent of the people of this country.
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Rosa DeLauro
Democratic · Connecticut

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DeLauro criticizes tax cuts benefiting the wealthy over support for children.

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