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On the recordMay 17, 2017
But you are saying: You know what? We are just going to ignore CBO and just hope, allege, assert that tax cuts always generate more revenue and pay for themselves.
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Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii

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Schatz criticizes the assumption that tax cuts will automatically generate revenue.

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