Republicans pretend to care about the nation's debt and annual deficits, but they have instructed Ways and means to add $4.5 trillion to the debt to provide tax cuts to the wealthiest. Now what we have heard from our Republican opponents here today that if we don't pass this resolution that everybody's taxes are going to be raised. Well, I'll tell you what. (00:00–00:15)
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Asserts that Republicans plan to add $4.5 trillion to the debt for tax cuts to the wealthy.
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