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Sheldon Whitehouse: Through the Chair, the Senator mentioned the Budget Committee. In the hearings that we have had in the Budget Committee…

On the recordJanuary 15, 2025
Through the Chair, the Senator mentioned the Budget Committee. In the hearings that we have had in the Budget Committee, during which we have discussed tax cuts and their effect on revenues and their ability to pay for themselves, how many times have our Republican colleagues been able to produce a witness who, under oath, would say that these tax cuts would actually pay for themselves?
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island
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Jan 15, 2025

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