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On the recordSeptember 28, 2021
It was okay for the Republicans to use reconciliation to provide some $2 trillion unpaid for, and tax breaks for the wealthiest people in this country. That was fine.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Sanders criticizes the double standards in fiscal policy between Republicans and Democrats.

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