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Al Franken: It is unconscionable to be adding trillions of dollars to the national debt in order to fund tax cuts for the wealthy…

On the recordOctober 31, 2017
It is unconscionable to be adding trillions of dollars to the national debt in order to fund tax cuts for the wealthy without addressing these other serious issues.
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Al Franken
Democratic · Minnesota

Editor's note · Context

Franken condemns increasing national debt for tax cuts while ignoring tribal community needs.

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