Jeff Merkley: “The Joint Committee on Taxation estimated $1 trillion of cost added to…”

On the recordJanuary 23, 2018

The Joint Committee on Taxation estimated $1 trillion of cost added to the deficit. Penn Wharton estimated $1.4 trillion.

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Merkley highlights varying estimates of the tax bill's deficit impact.

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Jeff Merkley: “The Joint Committee on Taxation estimated $1 trillion of cost added to the deficit. Penn Wharton estimated $1.4…”