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What if the ‘Big, Beautiful Tax Bill’ Fails?

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 21, 2017, after signing a bill to increase NASA's budget to $19.5 billion and directs the agency to focus human exploration of deep space and Mars. Photo: Associated Press/AP Photo/Evan Vucci

What if the ‘Big, Beautiful Tax Bill’ Fails?

Dennis Hull from Americans for Tax Reform discusses the current progress of the tax bill and its potential positive effects on the economy if it were passed.

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