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On the recordMay 24, 2017
Eliminating the estate tax and opening a new mile-wide loophole for the wealthy to exploit pass-through status is a prescription for more inequality in America.
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Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio

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Critique of the Trump tax plan's benefits for the wealthy.

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