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Richard Blumenthal: “The Trump administration has made filing taxes more costly…”

Featuring: Richard Blumenthal, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

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'Made It Needlessly Harder': Richard Blumenthal Trashes Trump Admin For Ending IRS Direct File

Published | Video Starts at 00:13

Senator from Connecticut. I don't know whether we're in a quorum. We are not. Senator, thank you. I'm here, Mr. President, on tax Day to highlight how The Trump administration has made filing taxes more costly, more complicated, more time consuming for working Americans. Nobody likes paying taxes. It's painful. But this administration somehow has managed to make it even more painful. (00:13–00:25)

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Asserts that the Trump administration's policies have increased the difficulty and cost of tax filing for Americans.

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