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Yvette Clarke: “It was estimated recently by the Center for American Progress that this Executive Action will raise an additional $3…”

On the recordDecember 1, 2014
It was estimated recently by the Center for American Progress that this Executive Action will raise an additional $3 billion in payroll taxes in the first year alone, and $22.6 billion over 5 years.
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Yvette Clarke
Democratic · New York

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Clarke highlights the economic benefits of the Executive Action.

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