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On the recordJanuary 31, 2017
That is really not true. I mean, we do not know when people are going to be dying, that is for sure.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Sanders disputes claims about estimating the impact of estate tax repeal.

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