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On the recordJune 6, 2017
Do you really think that they think it is a great idea to give up to a $52 billion tax break to the wealthiest family in this country, a family worth something like $130 billion?
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Sanders questions the fairness of tax breaks for the wealthy amid budget cuts affecting middle-class families.

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