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Joe Neguse: “This bill would increase the deficit, as Tom Massie…”

Featuring: Joe Neguse, Democratic | U.S. House Colorado, 2nd Congressional District

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House GOP narrowly passes Trump budget blueprint that threatens Medicaid

Published | Video Starts at 02:22

So the stakes are incredibly high. And you've articulated well why they are doing it. They are doing it to pay for in part, in part, because of course, This bill would increase the deficit, as Tom Massie, Republican member, of course, from Kentucky has noted, and apparently Elon Musk concurred with earlier today. But it's purely to pay for tax cuts for the richest Americans. We believe that that's deeply unfair and imprudent. (02:22–02:32)

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Asserts that the bill would increase the deficit, as noted by Tom Massie and Elon Musk.

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