Jeff Merkley actually said...

So just to be very clear, you are very comfortable with the notion of giving $50,000 on average to the richest Americans while slashing health care from 23 million Americans.

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Asking Secretary Mnuchin about the ethics of tax cuts for the rich amid health care cuts.

01/31/2017

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