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John Thune: “Had we not taken those actions, the average family across…”

Featuring: John Thune, Republican | Senate Majority Leader, South Dakota

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Thune on Senate Republicans' Record-Breaking Year

Published | Video Starts at 04:23

And so American families this next year American businesses are going to have more money in their pockets as a result of what we did. Had we not taken those actions, the average family across this country would have seen a $3752 increase in their taxes. And so that's sort of representative of the chart across the country and the darker ones means you're probably getting more tax relief relative to the lighter colors. (04:23–04:33)

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Asserts that without the new tax measures, average families would face a $3,752 tax increase.

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