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Tim Kaine: “Instead of doing tax reform like President Reagan did in 1986 where he took 10 months and got 97 votes in the Senate…”

On the recordJanuary 23, 2018
Instead of doing tax reform like President Reagan did in 1986 where he took 10 months and got 97 votes in the Senate because it was bipartisan, we did 41 days and there was really no opportunity for those of us who have done a lot of tax reform to participate and make it better.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine criticizes the rushed process of recent tax reform compared to Reagan's bipartisan effort.

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