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On the recordDecember 5, 2010
I'm very unhappy about it. ... It, in essence, takes $700 billion -- borrows $700 billion from China, charges it, and puts it on our children and grandchildren's credit cards, and gives it to the wealthiest 2 percent of taxpayers.
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Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Brown expresses his dissatisfaction with the tax cut deal, highlighting its financial implications.

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