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Pelosi: Dems Will Use MLK Day to Organize ‘Teach-Ins’ on GOP ‘Tax Scam’
Free Beacon ^ | 1/11/17 | Paul Crookston

Posted on 01/12/2018 7:17:00 PM PST by Libloather

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) said Thursday that her party will be using the weekend of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to hold events criticizing Republicans' tax reform law.

Speaking at a press conference, Pelosi said that, while a similar push against repealing Obamacare worked well last year, the tax reform bill has already become law. Still, she justified her push to discount the tax plan by noting that King supported equality and therefore would support Democrats' vision of "economic equality" through higher taxes on the wealthy.

"This year on Martin Luther King weekend, we honor his commitment to equality," Pelosi said. "Our struggle is for genuine equality, which means economic equality."

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KEYWORDS: mlk; pelosi; scam; taxes
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To: Libloather
. "Our struggle is for genuine equality, which means economic equality."

When should I expect a check for half your net worth, eh *itch?

41 posted on 01/14/2018 6:35:00 PM PST by Impy (I have no virtue to signal.)
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