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John Larson: “The Republican proposal provides tax cuts, 70% of which goes…”

Featuring: John Larson, Democratic | U.S. House Connecticut, 1st Congressional District

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Congressman John Larson's Town Hall on Social Security, Tax Cuts, and Healthcare

Published | Video Starts at 11:44

… that people are still recovering from and during this global inflationary time that we're going through, that we ought to be able to provide people with assistance far different than The Republican proposal provides tax cuts, 70% of which goes to the nation's wealthiest 1%. 1%. We're saying no. Where that tax cut should go is to the people who are below 400,000 and below. Now, not many people are making 400,000 either. (11:44–11:54)

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Asserts that the Republican tax proposal benefits the wealthiest 1% with 70% of the cuts.

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