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Tim Kaine: “To most middle class families, yesterday, this bill stopped being a tax bill and started being a healthcare bill.”

On the recordNovember 14, 2017
To most middle class families, yesterday, this bill stopped being a tax bill and started being a healthcare bill.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Kaine emphasizes the shift in focus from tax relief to healthcare costs due to the bill's impact.

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