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On the recordJune 14, 2017
while stripping healthcare from millions of Americans, it gives a tax giveaway of roughly $600 billion to the richest Americans?
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley criticizes the House bill for prioritizing tax cuts for the wealthy over healthcare access.

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