Will Ragland
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"[Unions] get their little 5 percent. They get another 2 percent. They get another 3 percent, 4 percent. All of a sudden, they're making more money than the people that own the company.". -Trump 2 weeks after the UAW made massive concessions to Big 3 in December of 2008.
WATCH: When the financial crisis threatened to wipeout the American auto industry, Donald Trump blamed @UAW.
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I'm telling you. this is the sleeper issue of the race. The Harris plan to let Medicare cover home health care in lieu of having seniors deplete all of their savings to qualify for Medicaid is huge for folks in this situation.
Q: How do you propose to make both child and elder care more affordable?. Vice President Harris: You fall into what we call the Sandwich Generation. There are so many Americans who are taking care of their kids and they're taking care of their aging parents. It’s just almost
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So Musk is running a Super PAC and directly coordinating with the candidate for an interview on X and during that interview explicitly endorses the candidate. Do election laws just not apply anymore?.
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.@AOC "A whole hearing about a 24 hour hiccup in a right-wing political operation. we could be talking about health care, bringing down the cost of Rx drugs, abortion rights, voting rights, civil rights, but instead we're talking about Hunter Biden's half baked laptop story."
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In a transparent stunt, Trump and Republicans claimed today that Rep. Stefanik “wasn’t allowed to talk”—the numbers say different:
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Under Trump, a shortage of staples crippled supply chains for months. Let’s review:.
Donald Trump is the best supply chain President God has ever created.
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Grover Norquist's organization, Americans for Tax Reform which has a long record of railing against federal government aid, received between $150K and $300K in.COVID small business aid from the Paycheck Protection Program.
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McConnell points fun at @AmyMcGrathKY campaign summing up her argument up like this:. "She's a Marine, she's a mom, and I've been here too long.". After 36 years in office, a dozen of the 50 poorest counties in the U.S. are in Kentucky. I'll take the Marine.
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.@KLoeffler missed half (5 of 10) of the COVID related Senate HELP hearings this past year including one on vaccine development and distribution. leading to scenes like this.
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The top 10 "impeachment" @Facebook posts over the past 24 hours in terms of # of interactions come from:. 1. Donald J Trump.2. Fox News.3. Fox News.4. Donald J Trump.5. Fox News.6. Daily Wire.7. Daily Wire.8. Fox News.9. Donald J. Trump.10. Fox News.
New from me + @dylanbyers:. Mark Zuckerberg had a secret dinner with Donald Trump and Peter Thiel last month, @NBCNews has learned.
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.@TheAtlantic: "Even if they get their news from a privately owned app or TV station much of the underlying weather data is courtesy of meteorologists working for the federal government."
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.@KLoeffler sits on four committees that held a combined 31 hearings this year. Loeffler attended 9 of them missing 70% of the total. She missed ALL of the hearings the Joint Economic Committee held. and 10 of the 13 the Committee on Veterans Affairs held.
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.@SRuhle re WH refusal to disclose CARES Act small biz loans: "These aren't private loans. This is public government money. any other program in the small business administration's history, all of those loans are public. there is a ton of possible fraud."
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Trump Cabinet-updated. @DeptofDefense-Raytheon lobbyist.@HHSGov-pharma lobbyist.@EPA-coal lobbyist.@Interior-fossil fuel lobbyist.@USDOT-McConnell wife.@USEDGov-GOP megadonor.@USTreasury-hedge fund exec.@USDOL-cut Epstein deal.@CommerceGov-King of Bankruptcy.@HUDGov-$35K plates.
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FOX NEWS: "This has to be thought of by supporters a Donald Trump and people in that campaign as a disappointment. I got reaction from Republican friends two common things were 'train wreck' and 'he needs this to end.'"
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Here's Project 2025's plan for abortion surveillance. p. 455
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“A 14-year-old Tucson girl was denied a refill of a life-saving prescription drug she had been taking for years. [She] has debilitating rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis which has kept her in and out of the hospital.".
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If the election was so rife with fraud, why does this guy feel the need to offer $1 million reward for someone to come forward? .
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Trump outlines why the $500 billion Mnuchin slush fund is a terrible idea: . “I’ll be the oversight.”
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.@Facebook did you know that one of your official third-party fact checkers is sending fundraising emails for Trump?
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So to review. Even the basics like soap, Clorox, hand sanitizer, toilet paper, meat, flour, pasta, beer, soda, and even Christmas Trees saw massive supply chain challenges under Trump. Hell there was an Xmas tree shortage every single year of his single term.
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You can’t write this story and leave the part out about her husband cutting a $1 million check to Trump’s Super PAC a month after these charges were leveled. You just can’t.
The Senate Ethics Committee dismissed insider trading allegations concerning Sen. Kelly Loeffler, weeks after the Justice Department concluded its inquiry into whether she sold off stock after a coronavirus briefing using material nonpublic information.
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WSJ: “Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and a linchpin of U.S. space efforts, has been in regular contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin since late 2022.”.
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On @USPS policy changes. DEJOY: "The analysis we did would show that we would improve service to every constituent.". @SenJackyRosen: Can you provide me with that analysis by Sunday?. DEJOY: "No ma'am.". ROSEN: Can you provide it at all?. DEJOY: "Uh, I will get back to you. "
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Since @Heritage has taken down the Project 2025 policy docs on the morning of the Mifepristone SCOTUS arguments, here's a link to an archived version.
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Newsmax received a $2.5 million PPP loan to help weather COVID. All of it was forgiven.
.@StephenMoore "What a horrible example the United States government is setting by telling people they can be deadbeats and not pay back their loans." . MORE:
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“That Supreme Court ruling yesterday on immunity is vital.”. -#Project2025 head and Heritage Foundation president, Kevin Roberts.
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PragerU received $704,057 in PPP loans. All of it was forgiven.
It's not complicated. Bailing out irresponsible behavior will spur more irresponsible behavior.
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"I'm actually okay at 28%. The level we got to in our tax plan on the corporate side was actually a bit lower than we needed to go. I always thought that a compromise rate in the mid 20's made sense.". --GARY COHN, Trump's tax/econ advisor on a 28% corporate tax rate 6/25/20
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"Facebook understands that if they want to continue to grow they have to find new users. by hooking kids. " . "It's just like cigarettes. Teenagers don't have good self-regulation, they say explicitly I feel bad when I use Instagram and I can't stop."
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See how easy it used to be. @LeaderMcConnell gets unanimous consent to move forward and consider a debt limit extension on May 7, 2003. Later the it passed via simple majority. President Bush was in the WH and GOP majorities were in the House and the Senate.
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NEW: Trump world's proposed corporate income tax cuts would give the largest 100 US companies alone a nearly $50 billion tax break. That's larger than the US Department of Education's K-12 education budget. from @Brendan_Duke and me.
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May 8, 2020:. “If You Go to Wendy’s this week, there’s a good chance you won’t be able to get a hamburger.”. “You may also be restricted to buying one or two packs of whatever’s available.”.
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.@AndrewJBates46 on Trump childcare answer: . "If you have any idea what the hell that answer means you're a better detective than I am because these tariffs that he wants to apply across the board would amount to a $4,000 tax increase on working families."
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The president refused to condemn the largest domestic terror threat to the US according to his own DHS Secretary and FBI Director. white supremacy. In fact, he told them to "stand-by".
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Just the President bragging about his supporters not being socially distanced.
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🚨 HUGE NEWS FROM THE BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION: . Today, 10 of the most expensive and frequently dispensed drugs for seniors are getting a massive price cut: 9 out of 10 of these drugs are getting their price slashed in *half.*.
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May 12, 2020. “Americans have baked all the flour away.”.
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REMINDER: @kloeffler and her husband increased their net worth by $200 million since the summer becoming billionaires. She missed 75% of her assigned committee hearings in 2020. She missed half of all COVID related hearings. like this one:.
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November 26, 2020. “A 2-Mile Line In Arizona. A Four-Hour Wait In Ohio. Millions Seek Help To Avoid Going Hungry On Thanksgiving.
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Republicans like to make the "if the shoe were on the other foot" argument a lot. But it literally was. This is how Congress certified Georgia's electoral votes in 2017 amidst an objection from House Dems. Biden as Senate President cut them off and declared, "It's over!"
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Stefanik—one of the 48 Republicans invited—also decided to skip Yovanovitch’s earlier deposition. You can find a full rundown of the impeachment depositions here.
👉ZERO Republicans assigned to the impeachment inquiry attended every hearing. They were invited to all of them. Remember this tomorrow when you hear Republicans bring up "closed door" or "secret" hearings. Full rundown of who attended what: . 6/.
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16x Trump has slurred Mitch McConnell's wife on Truth Social in the last 18 months.
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YOUNGKIN 16 days ago: Bidenomics is hurting all Americans. YOUNGKIN TODAY: Virginia’s economy is doing historically well… 2.5% unemployment, record growth, record labor force participation rate.
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Debt accrued by party with presidency since 2001:. GOP: $12.7 T.Dems: $10 T.
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July 16, 2020. Beer and Soda face aluminum can shortage.
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@HarrySteinDC @JesseCharlesLee Republican national security official endorsements:. Trump: 66.Biden: 130. Biden has nearly double the support from GOP national security officials.
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I don't think people really appreciate how the RNC didn't just shift focus away from their successful repeal of Roe. They didn't mention it once. Just looked at the complete RNC transcript for every speaker. There literally was NOT one mention of "Roe" or "abortion.".
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GOP Senate nominee Markwayne Mullin's plumbing companies. Mullin Plumbing Inc. and Mullin Plumbing West Division. received nearly $1 million worth of PPP loans combined. Both loans were completely forgiven.
There is no such thing as free lunch.
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November 24, 2020. “Long Lines Form At Food Banks Across Country Ahead Of Thanksgiving”.
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I mean, if it was such a pain in the ass, why did they have 3 Project 2025 authors/contributors-Tom Homan, Peter Navarro, and Ric Grenell-speak last night at the RNC?.
Trump campaign adviser Chris LaCivita tells @jmart that Project 2025 is “a pain in the ass." "These people do not speak for him. They do not speak for the campaign.".
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November 24, 2020. “Long Lines Form At Food Banks Across Country Ahead Of Thanksgiving”.
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🧵 Since the start of 2020 while the COVID threat to Americans grew, President Trump had. 11 golf outings. 10 political rallies. 1 mega rally in India on a trip that failed to make progress on a trade deal. 1 Mar-a-Lago visit w/ Brazil delegation where an outbreak occurred.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell suggests that the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump distracted the US government from the growing coronavirus crisis
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Stark contrast.
"In a new memo, released hours after the federal government named the first 10 drugs set to be subject to price negotiations, officials made clear they hope to continue driving at the difference between Biden and congressional Republicans on the issue."
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meanwhile we learned today. Trump's economic plan will result in a 33% decrease in Social Security benefits.
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The @DailyCaller received a $407,525 PPP loan to weather COVID. All of it was forgiven.
"Joe Biden and the woke Democrats are at it again. They’re caving to the radical Left and forcing working-class and responsible Americans to pay off the loans of affluent liberals. It’s crazy. It’s bad policy. " Sen. Rick Scott told the @DailyCaller before releasing the ad.
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Sen. Hagerty R-TN questions Dr. Cook's expertise saying it's "more social science than economics." . Cook: I have a PhD in Economics. I specialize in international economics and managing financial crises. I worked w Larry Summers at Treasury and in the WH at CEA.
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Trump's priorities since the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in the U.S.
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Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT): "It will be my objective to phase out Social Security to pull it up by the roots. That's why I am doing this to get rid of that. Medicare and Medicaid are of the same sort and need to be pulled up."
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.@Brendan_Duke and I wrote an analysis on what a corporate tax cut to 15% would look like. The largest 100 corporations would receive a combined annual ~$50 billion tax break. That's more than the federal government spends on K-12 education per yr.
Notable: Trump tells Bloomberg that he supports cutting the corporate tax rate to 15%, down from current 21% level. 15% was the rate he originally sought in 2017 when the GOP tax law was being drafted.
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November 18, 2020. “Turkey Trouble | Prices Up Nearly 19% Amid Small Turkey Shortage”.
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Watch this interview… then tell me if the @nytimes description of it in its latest story does an adequate job of conveying to its readers what was said.
The Colorado shooter’s dad on finding out his son murdered people: “They started telling me about the incident, a shooting. And then I go on to find out it’s a gay bar. I got scared, ‘Shit, is he gay?’ And he’s not gay, so I said, phew… I am a conservative Republican.” (@CBS8)
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The Federalist received a $200K PPP loan in 2020 to help weather COVID. All of it was forgiven.
Biden’s Plan To Dump Student Loan Debt Onto Taxpayers Is Blatant Vote Buying.
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I wish more of the coverage mentioned the fact that Milley was hand-picked by Trump to be the chair of the joint chiefs and was at one time considered to be one of his "favorite" generals.
Gen. Milley was considered Trump's favorite general in 2018. Today Milley says Trump is "fascist to the core" and "the most dangerous person to this country."
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"We will not consider any Supreme Court nominee until the people have spoken and a new president is inaugurated.".-@SenTedCruz March 7, 2016.
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Yes. The Trump economy is the worst in recorded history. @ryan_zamarripa & I break it down.
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@AJentleson CW at the time: Beltway newsletter says Oz's polished for TV snake oil pitch will resonate more with PA blue collar white voters than a guy who has been real about his challenges, lives above a car dealership in a recovering steel town near Pittsburgh and wears Carhartt.
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👉ZERO Republicans assigned to the impeachment inquiry attended every hearing. They were invited to all of them. Remember this tomorrow when you hear Republicans bring up "closed door" or "secret" hearings. Full rundown of who attended what: . 6/.
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.@mayawiley says that Project 2025 is how you make this decision real for voters. "Civil Rights Act of 1964 gone."."Union rights gone. things that helped even white men organize and get labor protections. "
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-3 of the 5 McCarthy nominated R's voted to overturn election. -4 of the 5 voted against the independent commission. -ALL 5 voted against impeachment.
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Heritage CEO/Project 2025 architect Kevin Roberts says being a witness to our faith is realizing there are some cities & states not worth our tax dollars. Trump on Heritage/Roberts says "they're going to lay the groundwork and detail plans for exactly what our movement will do."
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Black unemployment hit its lowest annual average rate on record in 2023.
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There are 48 Republicans assigned to the impeachment inquiry on three committees—Oversight, Intelligence, and Foreign Affairs. 👉12 of these Republicans failed to attend ANY of the 11 depositions whose transcripts have been made public. 2/.
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Trump held 6 rallies and attended the Daytona 500 in February after this interview.
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Well said @RepJayapal. "We must stop criminalizing immigrants at every turn, even as we willingly accept their labor and contributions. We cannot allow xenophobia and racism to permeate our countries from the top ranks." #DreamAndPromiseNow
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ZERO. The number of depositions @RepMarkGreen attended out of the 17 held. He was invited to ALL of them. He is one of the 12 GOP House members charged with investigating Trump's Ukraine shakedown that failed to attend any deposition.
It’s a beautiful day in Washington DC, but also a tragic day, because it’s the fourth time in our Nation’s history that we’re voting to impeach the President of the United States. The left is attempting to undo an election. They hate what 63 million Americans voted for.
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The Coronavirus aid package debate in a nutshell. @Sen_JoeManchin: "Seems like we're more focused on the big corporations and the health care of Wall Street than we are the people of rural America and Main Street."
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“Trump would not commit to veto national ‘right to work’ legislation if he returned to the White House.”. There is a national right to work bill that was introduced this Congress. 60% of House Rs are COSPONSORS.63% of Senate Rs are COSPONSORS.
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.@RepLynch: "Will you put the high speed machines back?". DEJOY: "No. I will not.". LYNCH: "You will not. Well there you go. "
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@Jillplummer5 for anyone worth over $100 million. so if this policy resonates w you you’re good there.
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Al Gore concession after SCOTUS decision:. "This is America. Just as we fight hard when the stakes are high, we close ranks and come together when the contest is done.". "This is America and we put country before party. We will stand together behind our new president."
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Drudge:."For first time Dem more trusted on economy"."Fastest vibe shift in modern political history"."MAGA in a slump"."Trump calls crowd AI generated"."JD drag on ticket"
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The flashing red warning signs that Republicans are serious about using a national default to cut Social Security and Medicare.
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15.6 million jobs created under Biden administration. Labor force participation for prime-age workers is at its highest in over 20 years. Women's employment rate hit another high. Unemployment remains at historical lows.
Payroll employment increases by 272,000 in May; unemployment rate changes little at 4.0% #JobsReport #BLSdata.
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.@JasmineForUS on the case for VP Harris. -Will legalize weed.-25K downpayment help for first time homebuyers.-Small business loans with 20K forgiven.-Bring back expanded CTC that Rs blocked. Pick your top issue in Project 2025 and see what they have in store for contrast.
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Trump tax cuts gave:. 👉the biggest pharmaceutical companies got a windfall of $82 billion in tax cuts. 👉the biggest banks got a windfall of more than $32 billion in tax cuts. 👉the biggest oil companies got a windfall of more than $25 billion in tax cuts. .
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1) he can do this without Congressional approval. 2) it is a $3,900 annual tax increase for a typical family.
Trump is more locked in on tariffs than ever before
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