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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

Editor's note · Context

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

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