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Bobby Scott: “As the gentleman has suggested, his vote against the bill is a vote to deny about 43 percent of the workers in his…”

On the recordJuly 18, 2019
As the gentleman has suggested, his vote against the bill is a vote to deny about 43 percent of the workers in his district in Pennsylvania an average raise of $3,900 a year, while the tax bill that he supported, 80 percent of the benefits of that bill went to the top 1 percent and corporations. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), the House majority leader.
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Bobby Scott
Democratic · Virginia
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Jul 18, 2019

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