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On the recordJune 13, 2022
Eighty-three percent of the benefits went to the wealthiest 1 percent saddling our country with approximately $2 trillion worth of unnecessary debt.
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Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

He highlights the inequity of the GOP tax scam's benefits.

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