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Cory Booker: “We cut the group of people, cut them out that go after the…”

Featuring: Cory Booker, Democratic | U.S. Senate, New Jersey

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'This is effing ridiculous': Cory Booker vs John Thune clash over SNAP funding in heated hearing

Published | Video Starts at 08:26

… abuse when we don't do it where the richest Americans are getting over on government in a way that makes no sense. And what did we do in the irs? We cut the group of people, cut them out that go after the most complicated tax returns. 695 billion. And we're arguing about a program where we may save 10 to 20 billion dollars. I don't understand that math and I know the values of my colleagues across the table. (08:26–08:32)

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Asserts that the IRS group targeting complicated tax returns was cut.

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