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Eddie Bernice Johnson: I am deeply troubled that so many of our colleagues would support a tax bill that adds $1 trillion or more to the…

On the recordDecember 12, 2017
I am deeply troubled that so many of our colleagues would support a tax bill that adds $1 trillion or more to the deficit while helping only the wealthiest among us.
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Eddie Bernice Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Johnson criticizes tax bills that favor the wealthy and increase the deficit.

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