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John Cornyn: “We need to save the American people a multitrillion dollar…”

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

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'We Don't Have Any Time To Waste'_ John Cornyn Urges GOP-Run Senate To Swiftly Pass Trump's Agenda

Published | Video Starts at 04:02

Frankly, I don't think the process is as important as it is to get the job done. We need to save the American people a multitrillion dollar tax increase, which will occur unless we can renew the expiring provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. And as I indicated earlier, we need to deal with our rising debt and our funding for our national security purposes. (04:02–04:13)

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Asserts that a multitrillion dollar tax increase will happen unless provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act are renewed.

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