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Jeff Merkley: “I think most Americans would feel that if you have a plan designed for working America, the vast bulk of the benefits…”

On the recordJanuary 23, 2018
I think most Americans would feel that if you have a plan designed for working America, the vast bulk of the benefits would go to working America, not to the richest Americans.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley argues that benefits should favor working Americans over the wealthy.

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