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Mary Gay Scanlon: “Speaker Johnson called us back, dragged us back here 4th of…”

Featuring: Mary Gay Scanlon, Democratic | U.S. House Pennsylvania, 5th Congressional District

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End of this year. One was the tax cuts for billionaires, and the other was the tax credits for folks who get the Affordable Care act in July. Speaker Johnson called us back, dragged us back here 4th of July weekend so they could ram through the tax cuts for billionaires. But when it came time to extend the tax credits for everyday Americans, they went on vacation. They went on vacation early. They said, oh, we don't have to really deal with that. (10:05–10:14)

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Asserts that Speaker Johnson prioritized passing tax cuts for billionaires over other legislative matters.

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