Senate Budget Committee Chairman Whitehouse Issues Opening Statement at Hearing on National Debt
May 30, 2023
May 30, 2023
WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on May 17, 2023, entitled "The Rich Get Richer, Deficits Get Bigger: How Tax Cuts for the Wealthy and Corporations Drive the National Debt":
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Ranking Member Grassley, members of the committee, distinguished witnesses, and guests: This morning, we meet under House Republicans' threat of default as . . .
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Ranking Member Grassley, members of the committee, distinguished witnesses, and guests: This morning, we meet under House Republicans' threat of default as . . .