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On the recordApril 15, 2015
As I was saying, huge tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires and then increased taxes for low-income and working people. This is moving the country in exactly the wrong direction. Today, our side of the aisle brought forth 10 separate motions to instruct, which, if passed, would make this budget a much better document, and I hope very much that both sides of the aisle will support these motions. With that, I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Wyoming.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont
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Apr 15, 2015

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