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Jon Husted: “Working class people are the ones that have to benefit from…”

Featuring: Jon Husted, Republican | Lieutenant Governor of Ohio

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Sen. John Husted on using AI to make government efficient, Pres. Trump's tariff and tax agenda

Published | Video Starts at 08:47

That's the base of the Republican Party. I want this to work for the Republican Party. So you'd be prepared to raise taxes on some of us. Working class people are the ones that have to benefit from tax proposals. We're having an honest conversation. If you're prepared to benefit the working class Americans, which should be benefited, you're also saying to pay for that just so we're on the same page, they'd be prepared to raise taxes on some other Americans that are wealthier. (08:47–08:54)

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Asserts that tax proposals should benefit working-class people.

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