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Chuck Schumer: “Let me pose a hypothetical. Let's say we gave a tax break to every American whose income was below $1 million but not to…”

On the recordDecember 1, 2010
Let me pose a hypothetical. Let's say we gave a tax break to every American whose income was below $1 million but not to people above $1 million. Would he and his colleagues continue to block things, such as the unemployment insurance, the HIRE Act, and energy tax credits? In other words, when the Senator says a tax break for every American, does he mean it has to be for millionaires?
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York
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govinfo.gov
Dec 1, 2010

Editor's note · Context

Schumer questions the commitment to tax cuts for all Americans in light of potential exclusions for the wealthy.

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