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Lloyd Doggett: “The estimates have been anywhere from two and a half to $5…”

Featuring: Lloyd Doggett, Democratic | U.S. House Texas, 37th Congressional District

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With Liberty and Justice for Some Ep. 60 with Rep. Lloyd Doggett

Published | Video Starts at 15:01

Well, overall, these Republicans are always talking. They had their balanced budget amendment, which was really a way to protect the tax breaks that they gave their billionaire buddies. But overall, The estimates have been anywhere from two and a half to $5 trillion that they actually added to the debt as a result of the big [tax bill]. ugly bill to shift to the wealthiest. A bunch of that is the wealthy and these corporations, I don't have it broken down, but they're the ones that benefited the most from this bill. (15:01–15:11)

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Asserts that recent tax legislation added $2.5 to $5 trillion to the national debt.

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