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Peter Welch: “The tax cut won't be invested in childcare that working…”

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

Senate Discussion on Medicaid Cuts and Tax Reform with Senators Klobuchar and Warnock

Published April 5, 2025 | Video Starts at 08:01

It won't have any impact on their ability to put money in a trust fund so their children and their grandchildren can live with total economic security. … The tax cut won't be invested in childcare that working families need. … parent needs when a spouse or a child becomes sick. It'll have absolutely no impact on that. (08:01–08:12)

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Asserts that the tax cut will not be used for childcare investments.

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