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On the recordSeptember 5, 2018
At best, the Republican tax bill was a massive missed opportunity, squandering $1.9 trillion on tax breaks for those who did not need them at a time when our Nation could least afford it.
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Martin Heinrich
Democratic · New Mexico

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Heinrich criticizes the Republican tax bill as a missed opportunity for economic improvement.

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