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José E. Serrano: “We cut taxes when we shouldn't have and we threw away a surplus on a war that we shouldn't have been involved in.”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2016
We cut taxes when we shouldn't have and we threw away a surplus on a war that we shouldn't have been involved in.
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José E. Serrano
Democratic · New York

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Serrano reflects on past fiscal mistakes regarding tax cuts and military involvement.

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