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Jeff Merkley: “But my point is that initial analysis, be it $1.4 trillion or $1.8 trillion, to get to that analysis CBO had to look at…”

On the recordJanuary 23, 2018
But my point is that initial analysis, be it $1.4 trillion or $1.8 trillion, to get to that analysis CBO had to look at each individual tax provision and what it would cost.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley emphasizes the need for detailed cost analysis of tax provisions.

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