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Tim Kaine: “When we do direct investment and encourage good, quality jobs, unionized jobs, we create an incentive out there in the…”

On the recordJanuary 17, 2024
When we do direct investment and encourage good, quality jobs, unionized jobs, we create an incentive out there in the economy that is so much more powerful than corporate tax cuts for the wealthiest people.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine emphasizes the importance of direct investment in jobs over tax cuts for the wealthy.

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