02/29/2016
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"The bill does little to help working families. Instead, it worsens inequality and burdens the next generation with trillions in additional debt, which could jeopardize vital programs and services that..."
"there was a fairly explicit promise made by the President, and some Members of Congress, that this would result in $4,000 worth of additional wages"
"The law simply has not lived up to Republican promises. The White House and our Republican colleagues promised families a $4,000-a-year increase in income. That simply has not happened."
"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."