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Tom Emmer: “The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act... It's been exponential compared…”

Featuring: Tom Emmer, Republican | Majority Whip, U.S. House, Minnesota's 6th District

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Interview with Congressman Tom Emmer on Ukraine, Trump, and Medicaid Reforms

Published | Video Starts at 11:57

You rely on the CBO that has absolutely been unreliable in the last seven, eight years or more. So while they're necessary, we got to work with them. … The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act... It's been exponential compared to what [the CBO] predicted. … put these out. But what I'm getting at are Republicans going to make cuts through waste, fraud and abuse to Medicaid. As you said. I'm not putting words in your mouth. (11:57–12:08)

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Asserts that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act generated more revenue than the CBO predicted.

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