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Troy Downing: “If the Tax Cuts and Jobs act, that was the 2017 policy. If…”

Featuring: Troy Downing, Republican | U.S. House Montana, 2nd Congressional District

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Extended interview with U.S. Rep. Troy Downing

Published | Video Starts at 00:40

Well, if we don't pass that, probably one of the most meaningful things for me and to Montana is to my district are the tax cuts. If the Tax Cuts and Jobs act, that was the 2017 policy. If that doesn't get renewed, it expires this year. And if that expires, it would be one of the largest tax increases in American history. To a Montanan, an average Montana, that would be about a 26% increase in their income taxes. (00:40–00:47)

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Asserts that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 will expire this year if not renewed.

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