Debbie Wasserman Schultz pooh-poohs $1,000 bonuses

Published January 25, 2018 11:19pm ET



In her efforts to undercut the impact of Republican tax reform legislation, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., downplayed the value of the $1,000 bonuses several companies have doled out in response to the bill.

“I’m not sure that $1,000 — which is taxed, taxable — goes very far for almost anyone,” she mused at a Thursday event. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., maintained the bonuses amounted to “crumbs” for the middle class.

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