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SD Senator John Thune; Tax Reform by the End of the Year

SD Senator John Thune; Tax Reform by the End of the Year

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Senate republicans managed to push through a nearly four trillion-dollar budget plan, setting the stage for a major push on tax reform.
South Dakota Senator John Thune says they need to work out budget differences with the House……

Thune says they want to focus on middle class tax cuts as part of the reform package……

Thune says they want to get a bill to the President by the end of the year……

The budget passed the Senate on a fifty-one to forty nine vote.

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