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On the recordJanuary 23, 2018
The President's tax plan is not going to lower the deficit. According to the CBO, it is going to increase the deficit.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Claiming the President's tax plan will worsen the deficit, not improve it.

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