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Ilhan Omar: We are paying off the top 1 percent on the backs of the rest of us.

On the recordFebruary 26, 2019
We are paying off the top 1 percent on the backs of the rest of us.
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Ilhan Omar
Democratic · Minnesota

Editor's note · Context

Omar highlights the disparity caused by tax cuts favoring the wealthy.

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