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John Cornyn: “We are able to prevent the largest tax increase in American…”

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

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Senator John Cornyn's Address on Work Requirements and Tax Policy

Published | Video Starts at 00:31

And of course, we are now grinding out the reconciliation process to make sure that the tax cuts that expire at the end of this year do not expire. And We are able to prevent the largest tax increase in American history, a multitrillion dollar tax increase, were we to be unsuccessful. But as we know, passing the budget is probably the easiest part of this process, which we've just been through. (00:31–00:41)

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