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Pramila Jayapal: “I actually asked the CBO director about the tax cuts, and very clearly he said that they did not pay for themselves…”

On the recordFebruary 6, 2019
I actually asked the CBO director about the tax cuts, and very clearly he said that they did not pay for themselves, that they did increase the deficit.
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Pramila Jayapal
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Pramila Jayapal asserts that tax cuts increased the deficit according to the CBO director.

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