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On the recordNovember 16, 2017
We have seen this trickle-down, medicine sideshow before. It didn't work then; it won't work now. All they are doing is grabbing for a political life preserver after 10 months of Republican failures and leave America drowning in debt. This isn't ``tax reform.'' It is a giant giveaway to Washington special interests that must be stopped. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to refrain from engaging in personalities toward the President.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas
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Nov 16, 2017

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