Tom Emmer: “Taxes are where they are and where they've been since 2017.”

“So first, I disagree with the way that that's teed up. And second, when you talk about tax cuts, I think that's a misnomer. Taxes are where they are and where they've been since 2017. We're talking about do we allow the American public to experience the greatest tax increase ever, 4.5 trillion to $5 trillion, or do we continue with the tax policy that we have right now?” (10:15–10:20)

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