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On the recordApril 19, 2021
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently called SALT 'a gift to billionaires.'
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Ocasio-Cortez criticized the SALT deduction as benefiting the wealthy.

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