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Jul 2
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Grover Norquist Talks Tax Bill in the Ho...

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Americans for Tax Reform Founder & President Grover Norquist was called the "father" of the Big Beautiful Bill in a recent Salon column. He speaks with Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu, giving his take on the tax bill as it heads back to the House.

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