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On the recordJanuary 23, 2018
On page 128 of your report on the budget and the economy, however, the CBO projects that the Trump tax plan will increase the deficit by nearly $1.9 trillion over the next 11 years.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Sanders highlights the projected deficit increase from the Trump tax plan.

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