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John Thune: “The average family in this country, at least in my state, is…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 09:44

And then just the tax stuff that we've done is more money in the pockets of the American people. I mean, The average family in this country, at least in my state, is about $2,500 less in taxes that they're going to pay next year because we extended the tax relief from 2017. If that had expired, everybody was going to be looking at a new huge tax increase. And I think people are, you know, they're looking for new and better opportunities to get ahead. (09:44–09:53)

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Asserts that tax relief extension will save families $2,500 in taxes next year.

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