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Ilhan Omar: Clearly, the 2017 tax cuts were just a tool that our Republican colleagues used to help make their rich friends richer.

On the recordFebruary 26, 2019
Clearly, the 2017 tax cuts were just a tool that our Republican colleagues used to help make their rich friends richer.
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Ilhan Omar
Democratic · Minnesota

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Omar criticizes the 2017 tax cuts for benefiting the wealthy.

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