Senator Van Hollen and witnesses expose Republican lie that Trump tax cuts paid for themselves

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Senate Budget Committee - 05/19/2023.

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1. Yes!

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8. Agreed! Kudos to Senator Van Hollen for working for us!

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9. Which needs to be brought up in the media on every report about the debt ceiling controversy...

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2. The Heritage Foundation

Another cancer on freedom and democracy.

Koch thinks he’s so cute naming his fascist organizations. Who could possibly oppose Heritage or Sunshine. it’s so easy to trick people who think their hatred of freedom is reason for them to rise to the playing of the National Anthem which honors those who died so conservatives could wallow in hate and ignorance.

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3. Excellent point, this is aimed at the majority who are not paying attention

And Koch is still a very real threat - I remember reading ages ago that they were expanding into Canada. I'm grateful for these senators who are standing up, speaking out and taking action, particularly Senators Van Hollen and Whitehouse.

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4. Not enough drama here, though, such that media would disseminate it. Shame.

It's information all voters in the country need to hear.

Thanks for this post.

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5. Those who watch C-Span may be the only ones who are aware that this is happening

And thanks to the Senator for continuing to fight for us - in the face of Republican obstruction...

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6. THIS is the recurring lie that folks keep swallowing!

Lower taxes on the wealthy have NEVER stimulated enough economic activity to compensate for lost revenues. Even if it did on the macro level, those replacement revenues would be coming from middle-income wage earners...not the oligarchs that cashed in on the policy.

Republicans must be de-fanged in the political process. All of the incremental wealth generated in the last four decades of a booming economy have gone to the very wealthy...ALL of it!

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7. And, inexplicably, that's fine with the Republicans

They'll do anything to cause disruption that they can blame on the Democrats.