First, Republicans stopped a $4 trillion tax increase, the largest tax increase in American history. Every single Democrat in this chamber voted to raise taxes by $4 trillion. Had Democrats succeeded, Working families would have paid over $1,700 more in taxes just next year [if the tax increase had passed]. Small businesses would have seen their taxes go up quite a bit. The families of farmers and ranchers would have paid a much higher death tax. (01:12–01:20)
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Asserts that the proposed tax increase would have cost working families over $1,700 more annually.
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