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Rand Paul: “The bill before us grants the Executive Branch the power to raise nearly $500 billion dollars in revenue. I hope I am…”

On the recordAugust 7, 2026
The bill before us grants the Executive Branch the power to raise nearly $500 billion dollars in revenue. I hope I am not the only Republican left in Congress who is horrified by a bill that proposes to raise taxes by half a trillion dollars.
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky

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Criticizing the tax implications of the proposed bill.

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