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Richard Neal: “Twice he says, whether it's tariffs or the return on capital…”

Featuring: Richard Neal, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 1st Congressional District

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Government Matters E-97 - Congressman Richard E. Neal

Published | Video Starts at 16:28

And then he uses stock market returns, capital gains right away, because that means more money for the Internal Revenue Service. And then that money is applied to the federal budget. So Twice he says, whether it's tariffs or the return on capital gains, that that will bring down the size of the national debt. There's no truth to it. So I got to ask you about the speaker of the House and what. When I watch these reports and read these reports, it would appear that he's having a control issue, that there are. (16:28–16:38)

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