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Inside the GOP’s unprecedented move to claim tax-cut extensions are free

Inside the GOP’s unprecedented move to claim tax-cut extensions are free

Published 10 months, 1 week ago
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Senate Republicans are racing to get their sprawling bill to the House. The Wall Street Journal’s Richard Rubin joins to explain the financial maneuver Republicans are using to say that their tax-cut extensions will not impact the federal budget.

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Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.

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