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On the recordJanuary 10, 2025
Republicans want to cut vital food and healthcare support programs to pay for a tax cut for billionaires and large corporations. The GOP wants working families to pay for their billionaire handouts.
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Nydia Velázquez
Democratic · New York

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Velázquez accuses Republicans of prioritizing tax cuts for the wealthy over support for working families.

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