Unfortunately, the President and his allies prioritize the trickle down shell game over building up the middle class through the proven economic engine of infrastructure investment, and this is, to me, a really disturbing trend.
On the recordDecember 19, 2017
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Duckworth expresses concern about prioritizing tax cuts over infrastructure investment for the middle class.
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