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Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) blasted House Republicans and the President-elect for returning to their same failed playbook of putting billionaires before the American people:

“The President-elect and House Republicans are barreling toward forcing our troops, law enforcement, TSA agents, among the rest of our federal workforce, to go without pay over the holidays because they shamelessly want to ease the pathway for their deficit-busting handouts next year. The American people have seen this scam before. In fact, Sunday marks the 7th anniversary of Trump’s signature broken promise: the Republican Tax Scam. Famously one of the most unpopular pieces of legislation in recent memory that failed to grow the middle class or our economy but left the wealthiest few much better off.

“Call it as it is folks. The Republicans only know how to side with their billionaire friends and donors. With no end in sight to their infighting, they’ll have no choice but to negotiate with us next year where Ways and Means Democrats will fight tooth and nail to bring down costs and expand opportunity for the people.”

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