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Claire McCaskill: I think that you cannot say that the growth of $2 trillion is going to pay for tax cuts and say it is going to reduce…

On the recordMay 24, 2017
I think that you cannot say that the growth of $2 trillion is going to pay for tax cuts and say it is going to reduce the deficit at the same time.
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Claire McCaskill
Democratic · Missouri

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McCaskill argues against the logic of claiming tax cuts will both generate growth and reduce the deficit.

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