Tom Emmer: “The average person got a refund of $3,400, an 11% jump from…”

“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. That makes a difference, folks. And I bring it up again because it's the perfect example of what we're dealing with.” (00:07–00:17)

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