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Sheldon Whitehouse: “The recent billionaires bill is north of $4 trillion. Five…”

Featuring: Sheldon Whitehouse, Democratic | U.S. Senate Rhode Island

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Published | Video Starts at 00:40

Oh, but the debt. Oh, but the debt. But if you take a look at where things are going in Trump's first term, they added $8 trillion to the debt. And The recent billionaires bill is north of $4 trillion. Five and a half trillion dollars if made permanent. And the role of this committee in making things worse, not better, on the debt is part of the problem. (00:40–00:50)

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Asserts that a recent bill, referred to as the 'billionaires bill,' would cost over $4 trillion, or $5.5 trillion if permanent.

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