Cory Booker: “Republicans were demanding [tax breaks] that allow more…”

“She was Criticized often for being too, too centrist. And Harry Reid, the then leader, was putting on the board. We were having this fight over something called tax extenders, but … Republicans were demanding [tax breaks] that allow more companies to push money overseas and avoid taxes. … And on our side was the earned income tax credit, was the child tax credit, was we were a united caucus fighting for tax breaks for working people.” (07:57–08:14)

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