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Jeff Merkley: “The Trump tax law slashed the corporate tax rate from 35 to 21 percent. And but that didn't trickle down to ordinary…”

On the recordJanuary 17, 2024
The Trump tax law slashed the corporate tax rate from 35 to 21 percent. And but that didn't trickle down to ordinary people.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley criticizes the Trump tax cuts for benefiting corporations over ordinary workers.

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