The proposals include eliminating tax credits for green energy and repealing a tax on toxic chemical waste sites.
, adding that the GOP’s “priority isn’t reducing the deficit or out-competing the world, their priority is giving handouts to rich special interests and corporations at the expense of everyone else.”
Exactly how much Republican plans would add to the deficit is a matter of debate. The nonpartisan Join Committee on Taxation calculated a total of $21 billion over the next 10 years,However, the bills extend Trump tax breaks for businesses through 2025, but Republicans have said they would like to make them permanent.
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