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Tim Scott: “I also share the overall goal in the budget to reduce deficits without raising taxes, keeping in mind that our Nation's…”

On the recordMay 24, 2017
I also share the overall goal in the budget to reduce deficits without raising taxes, keeping in mind that our Nation's debt nearly doubled during the previous administration.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

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Scott supports budget goals to reduce deficits without tax increases.

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