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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “Making it permanent would add another $4 trillion, with a 'T, to the deficit, leading us on the path to more debt.”

On the recordSeptember 24, 2024
Making it permanent would add another $4 trillion, with a 'T, to the deficit, leading us on the path to more debt.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Warning about the financial impact of Trump's tax plan on the deficit.

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