Jeff Merkley actually said...

This has happened because we blew up the common collective tool that we worked out in 1974, and it worked for 22 years.

Merkley discusses the consequences of abandoning a bipartisan budget tool established in 1974.

05/04/2023

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Why should a working person pay a higher marginal tax rate than the rich?

some of that wasteful spending in tax giveaways needs to be adjusted for a fundamental issue of fairness

If we are getting $17 back for every dollar we put in, maybe there would be bipartisan support for that kind of smart investment.

I understand that the House has said that they do not want to do that and there has got to be more reforms.