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Hakeem Jeffries: “I think most every day Americans would have no issue with increasing the taxes that 25 richest billionaires in America…”

On the recordMarch 28, 2022
I think most every day Americans would have no issue with increasing the taxes that 25 richest billionaires in America pay.
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Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York

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Advocating for higher taxes on billionaires to ensure fairness in the tax system.

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