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On the recordMay 17, 2017
While we want to see a simplification, and I think a lot of people out there would love to see that happen, there is also a concern that, as the President would suggest, it is truly time to prime the pump similar to the way that it occurred during the Kennedy administration and during what was a very successful Reagan administration where we refueled the economy.
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Mike Rounds
Republican · South Dakota

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Senator Rounds discusses the complexities of tax reform and economic stimulation.

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