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Shields and Brooks on GOP tax bill’s economic impact

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Mark Shields and David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics.

Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks joins Judy Woodruff to analyze the week’s news, including the priorities Republicans are putting forward in their tax overhaul bill, Democrat Doug Jones’ Senate upset in Alabama and what it means for Republicans in elections to come.

12/15/2017

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