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Jul 2
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Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Talk...

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Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy discusses Trump's tax bill hitting GOP resistance in the House, and the countdown to the July 4th deadline. He speaks with Bloomberg's Jonathan Ferro, Lisa Abramowicz, and Annmarie Hordern.

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