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John Thune: “Made lower tax rates for hard working Americans permanent.”

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

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We call it the working family tax cuts for a reason, Mr. President, because that's who we were focused on with this legislation. We prevented a massive tax hike on Americans making less than $400,000, Made lower tax rates for hard working Americans permanent. increased the child tax credit which we had already doubled in 2017, implemented no tax on tips and no tax on overtime to give American workers a further break on their taxes, instituted a new bonus deduction for seniors, and more. (01:04–01:09)

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