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James Lankford: “Republicans prevented the largest tax hike in American…”

Featuring: James Lankford, Republican | U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

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Lankford Introduces His 9th Edition of Federal Fumbles

Published | Video Starts at 01:20

Broken systems that can't keep contraband out of prisons or bloated federal processes that keep getting bigger, more expensive, and even less accountable. And while we're calling out the fumbles, we're also putting points on the board. Republicans prevented the largest tax hike in American history this past July in the Working Families Tax Cut Act. My charitable act was included in that landmark legislation to help strengthen the charities, houses of worship and nonprofits that serve the hungry and the hurting and the homeless. (01:20–01:27)

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Asserts that Republicans stopped the largest tax hike in American history through the Working Families Tax Cut Act.

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