Tom Emmer: “53 million taxpayers claimed at least one new tax deduction.”

“53 million taxpayers claimed at least one new tax deduction. The average person got a refund of $3,400, an 11% jump from last year. And 30 million workers kept every cent that they paid in taxes on overtime.” (00:00–00:07)

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