It was to give a trillion dollars in tax breaks to Mr. Musk, Mr. Bezos, Mr. Allison, and the rest of the 1. $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid and the ACA. A trillion dollars in tax breaks for the 1%. That, my fellow Americans, is what this shutdown is all about. And let me be as clear as I can be. No, I will not vote for a budget that throws 15 million Americans off their health count. (03:22–03:28)
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Asserts that there are $1 trillion in tax breaks for the wealthiest 1%.
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