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Bill Lee: “We certainly should not have a budget that gives a tax break to the--83 percent of the benefits to the top 1 percent…”

On the recordJune 18, 2019
We certainly should not have a budget that gives a tax break to the--83 percent of the benefits to the top 1 percent, while adding $2 trillion to the national debt.
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Bill Lee
Republican · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Criticizing tax breaks for the wealthy that increase national debt.

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