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Claudia Tenney stated on December 03, 2017 in a local news interview:
On the Republican tax plan: "Unfortunately, the wealthy are, again, not going to do well in this bill"
By Dan Clark• December 21, 2017
Steve Mnuchin stated on November 19, 2017 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
"On the personal tax side, middle-income people are getting cuts and rich people are getting very little cuts or, in certain cases, increases" under the Republican tax bills.
By Louis Jacobson• November 20, 2017
Mike DeWine stated on July 09, 2018 in a web video:
"Richard Cordray wants to raise your taxes by reversing President Trump's tax reform."
By Amy Sherman• July 24, 2018
Dan Patrick stated on May 24, 2020 in an interview:
Says a new law adopted in Texas means property tax bills “are no longer really dependent on your values, it is on (local government) revenue growth.”
By Madlin Mekelburg• June 8, 2020
Rob Cornilles stated on January 03, 2012 in :
"She’s voted for 60 tax increases, hurting the middle class and small businesses."
By Janie Har• January 10, 2012
Tony Evers stated on September 22, 2021 in Public statement:
On tax cuts and repealing Wisconsin’s personal property tax on businesses.
By D.L. Davis• October 5, 2021
Ron Wyden stated on April 01, 2013 in a press conference:
Says "I've authored the first bipartisan tax reform bill in a quarter-century."  
By Janie Har• April 6, 2013
Adam Laxalt stated on July 30, 2022 in a tweet:
A Democratic bill negotiated between Sens. Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer would "increase taxes on millions of Americans across every income bracket."
By Louis Jacobson• August 3, 2022
MAGA Inc stated on May 12, 2023 in a TV ad:
“In Congress Ron DeSantis pushed a 23% national sales tax.”
By Amy Sherman• May 16, 2023
Nancy Pelosi stated on March 14, 2021 in an interview on ABC's "This Week":
The Republican tax bill passed in 2017 "gave 83% of the benefits to the top 1%."
By Louis Jacobson• March 16, 2021
Joe Biden stated on June 11, 2019 in a speech in Iowa:
"Why should you get a break for racehorses and not get a break for child care?"
By Amy Sherman• June 19, 2019
Sean Duffy stated on May 09, 2017 in an interview:
The Republican replacement for Obamacare does not give massive tax cuts to wealthy Americans.  
By Tom Kertscher• May 12, 2017
J.D. Hayworth stated on June 04, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
John McCain "voted against the tax cuts of 2001 and 2003, wrongly claiming they helped only the rich."
By Louis Jacobson• June 15, 2010
Patty Murray stated on February 20, 2025 in a Senate floor speech:
“The single biggest driver of our national debt since 2001 has been Republican tax cuts.”
By Louis Jacobson• February 25, 2025
Rick Scott stated on June 13, 2018 in an ad:
Says Sen. Bill Nelson "voted for higher taxes" 349 times.
By Allison Graves• July 5, 2018
Scott Walker stated on December 12, 2014 in a tweet:
"My property taxes went down largely because my technical college portion went down 35.5% because of the money we put in at state."
By Dave Umhoefer• December 18, 2014
Adam Putnam stated on July 24, 2018 in a campaign ad from his political committee Florida Grown:
"Congressman (Ron) DeSantis sponsored legislation to increase sales taxes by 23 percent, hurting families, destroying jobs, devastating tourism"
By Katie Akin• July 27, 2018
Steve Rothman stated on April 18, 2012 in a video posted on YouTube:
Says "Bill Pascrell voted to eliminate all estate taxes for billionaires, and I voted no."
By Bill Wichert• April 30, 2012
Gwen Moore stated on November 29, 2017 in a House floor speech:
The House tax plan "would provide permanent tax cuts for individuals who are multi-millionaires and billionaires," but "all middle-class families will eventually face a tax increase, since tax relief for them expires."  
By Tom Kertscher• December 15, 2017
Kevin McCarthy stated on November 05, 2017 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":
The Republican tax bill "lets every American keep more of what they earned."
By Louis Jacobson• November 9, 2017

Articles (4146)

Build Back Better tax break in play for some millionaires

By Nina Baker• November 23, 2021

The House and Senate tax bills, explained

By Louis Jacobson, Manuela Tobias• November 28, 2017

What's in the final version of the tax bill?

By Louis Jacobson• December 18, 2017

How closely did the tax bill resemble Trump's campaign promises?

By Louis Jacobson• January 2, 2018

From Arctic tundra to church, here's what else GOP tax bills might change

By Manuela Tobias• December 5, 2017

Fact-checking falsehoods about Trump's ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ and taxes, deficit, Medicaid

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, Loreben Tuquero• June 24, 2025

What a GOP ad omits about Democrats’ spending proposal

By Amy Sherman• October 21, 2021

Claims abound on California’s ‘highest-in-the-nation’ costs. Not all are factual.

By Chris Nichols• November 16, 2017

The facts on taxes in 5 charts: a 2018 midterm report

By Louis Jacobson• October 21, 2018

Claire McCaskill, Josh Hawley argue over immigration, taxes in final Senate debate

By PolitiFact Staff • October 25, 2018

What's in the Senate health care bill? Here are five key provisions

By Louis Jacobson• June 25, 2017

Proposed tax increases in Build Back Better aimed at the wealthy, not workers and families

By Natalie Dunlap• November 8, 2021

GOP health bill analysis meets the Truth-O-Meter

By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 4, 2009

With the stroke of a pen, keeping his promises

By Bill Adair• February 17, 2009

Greatest hits of Florida's U.S. Senate race

By Katie Sanders• November 5, 2012

Fiscal cliff deal gets to heart of Obama’s tax promises

By Louis Jacobson, Molly Moorhead• January 2, 2013

What's in store with tax reform

By Jon Greenberg• March 29, 2017

Previewing the 2016 Florida legislative session

By Joshua Gillin• January 7, 2016

Fact-checking night 1 of the 2020 RNC

By PolitiFact Staff • August 25, 2020

Who wins and who loses from the tax bill?

By Louis Jacobson• December 19, 2017