Our national debt is not only the result of those two economic shocks, of course. It is also the result of repeated rounds of Republican tax cuts that primarily benefited giant corporations and very, very wealthy individuals.
Whitehouse criticizes tax cuts benefiting the wealthy as a major factor in national debt.
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If we can pass this bill, we will flood the grid with clean, affordable energy and make data centers start paying their fair share.
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And when we have more clarity on that they’ll be back-and-forth to try to resolve those issues.
This is a hugely important milestone but there are two big pieces of work in front of us.
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