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Mark Pocan: “This is just a setup to continue to take programs away from…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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Published | Video Starts at 12:13

… to be in the middle class and putting them towards that four and a half trillion dollars for a tax break for Donald Trump. And Trump and Elon Musk. So This is just a setup to continue to take programs away from the middle class and to fund a giant tax cut. So I hope Democrats do not look at this as something, you know, often we're the responsible ones, want to keep the government open. We're not in charge. Republicans are. (12:13–12:20)

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Asserts that the continuing resolution is a setup to cut programs for the middle class and fund a tax cut.

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