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Jeff Merkley: we have a bill that has borrowed from our children, because they are the ones that inherit the debt, to deliver the vast…

On the recordJanuary 23, 2018
we have a bill that has borrowed from our children, because they are the ones that inherit the debt, to deliver the vast bulk of the benefits to the richest Americans.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Merkley criticizes the tax bill for benefiting the wealthy while increasing national debt.

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