In fact, Rich Neal, the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee from Springfield, Massachusetts, got up and said, we were ready to work with you, but here's the difference in our proposals. 70% of your tax cut goes to the nation's wealthiest 1%. That means people earning over $700,000 a year. @ every forum I do, I ask people, raise your hand if you're making over $400,000 a year. (17:17–17:23)
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Asserts that 70% of the proposed tax cut benefits the wealthiest 1% of Americans.
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