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Gwen Moore: And it incentivized them to work. Ms. DeLAURO. That is right. It is because they wanted to denigrate working folks. They…

On the recordFebruary 1, 2024
And it incentivized them to work. Ms. DeLAURO. That is right. It is because they wanted to denigrate working folks. They say these corporations and these folks are the richest one-tenth of 1 percent who cut coupons, that is the work. They exercise their fingers with scissors and cut coupons, or the corporations who deal with stock buybacks, that is okay. They are not held accountable, but by God, we are going to put it to people who are trying to make ends meet, trying to deal with the cost of living and inflation today. And that child tax credit helps them do that and we pulled the rug out from under them.
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Gwen Moore
Democratic · Wisconsin
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Feb 1, 2024

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