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Jim McGovern: “Most of that additional cost to the debt were in the form of…”

Featuring: Jim McGovern, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 2nd Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 31:24

My friend, who I respect and enjoy working with, voted for a reconciliation bill that added nearly $5 trillion to the debt. Let me say that one more time. It added nearly $5 trillion to the debt. And most of those, Most of that additional cost to the debt were in the form of tax cuts for multimillionaires and billionaires. I mean, she talks about, you know, the Republicans trying to cut fraud, waste and abuse. (31:24–31:33)

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Asserts that tax cuts for multimillionaires and billionaires contributed significantly to the debt increase.

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