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Ron Wyden: “It's estimated that 83 percent of the benefits of the tax cuts will go to the top 1 percent.”

On the recordApril 23, 2018
It's estimated that 83 percent of the benefits of the tax cuts will go to the top 1 percent.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden highlights the disproportionate benefits of tax cuts for the wealthy.

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