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On the recordJanuary 24, 2023
The idea that under Trump, as you recall, we gave a trillion dollars in tax breaks to the very rich and large corporations and now Republicans are coming back and saying, oh, guess what, we're really worried about the deficit, the national debt.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Sanders critiques the Republican stance on the deficit after tax breaks for the wealthy.

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