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On the recordJune 30, 2025
first, I want to respond. We can solve this problem and solve the problem of people in trailer parks by limiting the tax cuts to people making $400,000 a year and less. That would cut the cost of this bill by 60 percent. It would also obviate the necessity of kicking 17 million people off of healthcare and thousands and thousands of young people and people across the country from SNAP. You can do this and give tax relief to the middle class without the unnecessary tax relief in this bill that goes to the richest people in our country. So my amendment is really simple. If you think people making $1 billion a year need and deserve a tax break, and also, if you want to give a really good ad to these guys in November of 2026, vote no on the amendment and say that billionaires--no, not billionaires, people earning $1 billion--need and deserve a tax break. I urge a ``yes'' vote.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

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Addressing tax cuts and their impact on healthcare and social services during a legislative debate.

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