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John Cornyn: “These expenses should have been tax deductible all along…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Cornyns Key Texas Priorities, COVID Relief Included in Government Funding Bill

Published | Video Starts at 14:12

I appreciate Chairman Grassley of the Finance Committee, Ranking Member Wyden and their staffs for fighting to include this change, which will clarify that These expenses should have been tax deductible all along. That's what Congress intended in March when we passed the CARES Act. I'm also glad the omnibus that's paired with this package includes other legislation that I introduced with our friend Amy Klobuchar, the Senator from Minnesota, called Save Our Stages, designed … (14:12–14:22)

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Asserts that Congress intended for certain expenses to be tax deductible under the CARES Act.

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