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Mike Kennedy: “The Republican Party, which of course has the White House…”

Featuring: Mike Kennedy, Republican | U.S. House Utah, 3rd Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 44:05

Republicans are at this point working on budget reconciliation, which you may have heard about. And it's nuanced and complicated and kind of a creature of Washington D.C. politics. But basically what it allows The Republican Party, which of course has the White House, the Senate and the House of Representatives at this point with a 51 senator vote, to move policy forward as long as it's related to the budget. And what we're particularly focused on right now is making sure that every taxpayer in this country does not have a significant increase in their taxes at the end of this year. (44:05–44:17)

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Asserts that the Republican Party controls the White House, Senate, and House of Representatives and can move budget-related policy with a 51 senator vote.

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