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On the recordJanuary 23, 2018
The results are in, and the nonpartisan experts at CBO tell us that not only will the Trump tax plan not pay for itself, it will add nearly $1.9 trillion to the Federal deficit over the next 11 years.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Sanders cited CBO findings that the tax plan would increase the deficit significantly.

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