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Steve Scalise: “Every Democrat voted no because they wanted a tax increase…”

Featuring: Steve Scalise, Republican | House Majority Leader, U.S. House Louisiana, District 1

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Published | Video Starts at 40:35

President Trump campaigned on it. He talked about what he would do. Number one, we're going to prevent tax increase on American families. And Every Democrat voted no because they wanted a tax increase on American families. But we said we're going to take power away from Washington and give it back to the people. What a powerful idea that is. (40:35–40:40)

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Asserts that every Democrat voted against the tax cut, implying they wanted a tax increase.

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