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Sheldon Whitehouse: “Helping the wealthy avoid taxes is such an infatuation that House Republicans even brought the United States to the…”

On the recordJuly 9, 2024
Helping the wealthy avoid taxes is such an infatuation that House Republicans even brought the United States to the brink of default trying to prevent the IRS from cracking down on wealthy tax cheats.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse criticizes Republicans for prioritizing tax cuts for the wealthy.

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