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On the recordJanuary 17, 2024
The Trump tax law slashed the corporate tax rate from 35 to 21 percent. And but that didn't trickle down to ordinary people.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley criticizes the Trump tax cuts for benefiting corporations over ordinary workers.

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