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John Cornyn: “I ask for our colleagues to vote no on the motion to instruct, unless you happen to believe that 2 percent and below…”

On the recordDecember 6, 2017
I ask for our colleagues to vote no on the motion to instruct, unless you happen to believe that 2 percent and below growth is the new normal for the American economy, and we have nowhere to go but down as a country; that people don't react to incentives to keep more of what they earn and businesses invest more in jobs and in pay that people can take home and spend to enhance their standard of living; and unless you are satisfied with the fact that companies are incentivized to keep earnings abroad and not bring them back home and invest in pay and jobs here in America. If you believe there is no better, brighter future for the American people, yes, vote for the King motion to instruct. If you believe we can and will do better under this bill, vote no.
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas
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Dec 6, 2017

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