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Peter Welch: “It's going to give tax cuts to billionaires who don't need…”

Featuring: Peter Welch, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Senator Peter Welch Discusses U.S.-Canada Relations and Economic Concerns Amid Trump's Tariff Policies

Published | Video Starts at 07:11

This bill will not help our economy. It'll hurt it and it will explode our deficit. It's going to take money from people who need it and from our institutions that need it. It's going to give tax cuts to billionaires who don't need those tax cuts. And what's really happening now, that's extremely dangerous. It's pushing up interest rates. The bond market is in revolt. That means your credit card bills are higher. (07:11–07:17)

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Asserts that the bill will provide unnecessary tax cuts to billionaires.

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