GOP mocks Wasserman Schultz for saying $1,000 doesn't go 'very far'
By Naomi Jagoda - 01/25/18 02:20 PM EST
Republicans are criticizing Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) after she downplayed the $1,000 bonuses a number of companies have announced following passage of the new GOP tax law.
At an event in Florida Thursday hosted by the Not One Penny campaign, Wasserman Schultz noted that employees would be taxed on these bonuses.
"I'm not sure that $1,000 — which is taxed, taxable — goes very far for almost anyone," she said.
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