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Mike Lawler: “It's a trillion dollars over 10, 10 years.”

Featuring: Mike Lawler, Republican | U.S. House, New York, District 17

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Full interview with Rep. Mike Lawler | Playbook The First 100 Days: Tax Reform

Published | Video Starts at 16:05

When Democrats are saying, you know, unlimited or bust, the reality is you're talking about the ultra wealthy that unlimited would cover. And that's expensive, too, right? Up to very expensive. It's a trillion dollars over 10, 10 years. And again, you go down that road, the alternative minimum tax would likely come back. So you have to weigh all of this as part of a tax negotiation. (16:05–16:08)

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Asserts that the cost [of the proposed tax change] is a trillion dollars over ten years.

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