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Kirsten Gillibrand: “The idea that tax cuts for millionaires would derail this legislation is simply outrageous and offensive. The men and…”

On the recordDecember 16, 2010
The idea that tax cuts for millionaires would derail this legislation is simply outrageous and offensive. The men and women who rushed to the burning towers and worked for hundreds of hours in the pile did not delay and the Senate should not have delayed either, certainly not to give tax breaks for millionaires. We should not have to wait for tax deals to do what's right.
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic · New York

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Kirsten Gillibrand criticized the prioritization of tax cuts over the urgent needs of 9/11 first responders.

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