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On the recordJanuary 23, 2018
107 percent of the benefits goes to the top 1 percent by 2017.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Merkley highlights the disproportionate benefits of the 2017 tax bill to the wealthiest Americans.

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