67 People 26125 Fact-checks 8607 Articles People (67) Winning Our Future Drunk History Winning Democrats Tax March We Are Milwaukee We Are Ohio We Are Wisconsin Our City, Our Safety, Our Choice No Tax For Tracks Right to Rise The Tax Foundation Our Portland, Our Schools states-news.com We the People petition Our Oregon Our American Century State Department Conservatives for Patients' Rights Constitutional Rights PAC Fight Right Inc. Fact-checks (26125) Van Taylor stated on March 25, 2015 in a press release: I "helped pass what, if enacted, would be the largest tax cut in Texas history through the State Senate." By W. Gardner Selby• May 5, 2015 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 Tricia Cotham stated on September 25, 2023 in an interview on WBT-FM: The North Carolina state budget includes “the largest cut in our personal income tax that we’ve ever seen.” By Paul Specht• October 9, 2023 Charlie Crist stated on September 25, 2009 in speaking to a group of Michigan Republicans: "I signed the largest single tax cut in the history of Florida, a $25 billion tax cut over five years, directed at property tax cuts." By Aaron Sharockman• November 10, 2009 Kathleen Falk stated on February 08, 2012 in a speech announcing her candidacy: Says Scott Walker enacted "the biggest cuts to education in our state’s history." By Dave Umhoefer• February 19, 2012 Patrick McHenry stated on May 29, 2018 in a newsletter: "Americans received the biggest tax cut in history last year." By Paul Specht• June 4, 2018 Fight Right Inc. stated on December 06, 2023 in a TV ad: Nikki Haley “raised taxes.” By Amy Sherman• December 13, 2023 Phil Ting stated on January 21, 2018 in a newspaper article: "Trump’s tax reform plan was nothing more than a middle-class tax increase." By Chris Nichols• February 5, 2018 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 Rick Scott stated on February 03, 2011 in comments during a tour of a manufacturing plant.: The federal health care law is "probably the biggest tax increase ever in the history of our country." By Aaron Sharockman• February 14, 2011 Sherrod Brown stated on February 18, 2019 in an interview: With the Trump tax law, "70 percent of the benefits went to the wealthiest 1 percent." By Tom Kertscher• March 5, 2019 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 Kirsten Gillibrand stated on December 15, 2017 in Buffalo: "The truth is this tax [plan] raises middle-class taxes." By Dan Clark• December 22, 2017 Facebook posts stated on February 01, 2021 in on social media: Under the 2017 tax law, “people who make under $75,000 will have their taxes raised in 2021 and every 2 years after that until 2027.” By Louis Jacobson• February 5, 2021 Charlie Crist stated on March 02, 2010 in his State of the State address.: "We worked together to enact ... the largest tax cut in Florida history." By Aaron Sharockman• March 3, 2010 Roy Cooper stated on November 30, 2017 in a blog: Half of the proposed federal tax breaks "would go to the wealthiest 1 percent." By Paul Specht• December 5, 2017 Rick Scott stated on January 20, 2016 in a comment to a Tampa Bay Times reporter: "We've cut taxes 50 times and look what has happened to our revenues. They've grown." By Joshua Gillin• February 4, 2016 Lloyd Doggett stated on September 30, 2017 in House floor remarks: Says "80 percent of the tax breaks in" President Donald Trump’s tax-cut "proposal go to the top 1 percent, that is, people making more than $730,000 a year." By W. Gardner Selby• October 20, 2017 Lindsey Graham stated on December 12, 2021 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: “The CBO says (the Build Back Better Act) is $3 trillion of deficit spending.” By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• December 14, 2021 Mario Loyola stated on November 05, 2014 in an opinion piece: "Wisconsin’s state budget is almost twice as large per person as the state budget of Texas, and even after billions in tax cuts, Wisconsin’s working families and businesses remain subject to a heavy tax burden." By Dave Umhoefer• December 1, 2014 Articles (8607) The facts on taxes in 5 charts: a 2018 midterm report By Louis Jacobson• October 21, 2018 Biggest Texas tax cut ever? Not By W. Gardner Selby• May 6, 2015 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s economic speech in Nashville By Louis Jacobson• January 9, 2018 PolitiFact readers' election questions answered By Louis Jacobson• November 2, 2018 Fact-checking Donald Trump's 2018 State of the Union speech By Allison Graves, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, John Kruzel, Katie Sanders, Amy Sherman, Manuela Tobias, Miriam Valverde• January 31, 2018 Claire McCaskill, Josh Hawley argue over immigration, taxes in final Senate debate By PolitiFact Staff • October 25, 2018 Who wins and who loses from the tax bill? By Louis Jacobson• December 19, 2017 2024 DNC Night 3 fact-check: What speakers got right, wrong in Chicago speeches By PolitiFact Staff • August 21, 2024 Greatest hits of the Florida governor's race By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 31, 2014 Donald Trump on the campaign stump: His most glaring falsehoods By Jon Greenberg• November 5, 2018 With the budget done, a look at Walker's tax-related promises By Dave Umhoefer• July 11, 2011 On the eve of the votes, 4 fact checks on the GOP tax plan By Tom Kertscher• December 18, 2017 The House and Senate tax bills, explained By Louis Jacobson, Manuela Tobias• November 28, 2017 One last time (as president): Fact-checking Donald Trump’s departure speech By Louis Jacobson• January 20, 2021 Consult your Truth-O-Meter before voting in Texas party primaries By W. Gardner Selby• February 27, 2014 Tracking Rick Scott's first 100 days in office By Aaron Sharockman• April 14, 2011 Roundup: Our Republican U.S. Senate primary primer By Tom Kertscher• August 13, 2012 Ever-evolving Charlie Crist considers run for redrawn 13th congressional district By Joshua Gillin• July 23, 2015 Fact-checking Scott Walker By Tom Kertscher• July 10, 2015 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s statements on the economy in insult-laden Pennsylvania speech By Louis Jacobson• December 10, 2025
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Van Taylor stated on March 25, 2015 in a press release: I "helped pass what, if enacted, would be the largest tax cut in Texas history through the State Senate." By W. Gardner Selby• May 5, 2015 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 Tricia Cotham stated on September 25, 2023 in an interview on WBT-FM: The North Carolina state budget includes “the largest cut in our personal income tax that we’ve ever seen.” By Paul Specht• October 9, 2023 Charlie Crist stated on September 25, 2009 in speaking to a group of Michigan Republicans: "I signed the largest single tax cut in the history of Florida, a $25 billion tax cut over five years, directed at property tax cuts." By Aaron Sharockman• November 10, 2009 Kathleen Falk stated on February 08, 2012 in a speech announcing her candidacy: Says Scott Walker enacted "the biggest cuts to education in our state’s history." By Dave Umhoefer• February 19, 2012 Patrick McHenry stated on May 29, 2018 in a newsletter: "Americans received the biggest tax cut in history last year." By Paul Specht• June 4, 2018 Fight Right Inc. stated on December 06, 2023 in a TV ad: Nikki Haley “raised taxes.” By Amy Sherman• December 13, 2023 Phil Ting stated on January 21, 2018 in a newspaper article: "Trump’s tax reform plan was nothing more than a middle-class tax increase." By Chris Nichols• February 5, 2018 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 Rick Scott stated on February 03, 2011 in comments during a tour of a manufacturing plant.: The federal health care law is "probably the biggest tax increase ever in the history of our country." By Aaron Sharockman• February 14, 2011 Sherrod Brown stated on February 18, 2019 in an interview: With the Trump tax law, "70 percent of the benefits went to the wealthiest 1 percent." By Tom Kertscher• March 5, 2019 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 Kirsten Gillibrand stated on December 15, 2017 in Buffalo: "The truth is this tax [plan] raises middle-class taxes." By Dan Clark• December 22, 2017 Facebook posts stated on February 01, 2021 in on social media: Under the 2017 tax law, “people who make under $75,000 will have their taxes raised in 2021 and every 2 years after that until 2027.” By Louis Jacobson• February 5, 2021 Charlie Crist stated on March 02, 2010 in his State of the State address.: "We worked together to enact ... the largest tax cut in Florida history." By Aaron Sharockman• March 3, 2010 Roy Cooper stated on November 30, 2017 in a blog: Half of the proposed federal tax breaks "would go to the wealthiest 1 percent." By Paul Specht• December 5, 2017 Rick Scott stated on January 20, 2016 in a comment to a Tampa Bay Times reporter: "We've cut taxes 50 times and look what has happened to our revenues. They've grown." By Joshua Gillin• February 4, 2016 Lloyd Doggett stated on September 30, 2017 in House floor remarks: Says "80 percent of the tax breaks in" President Donald Trump’s tax-cut "proposal go to the top 1 percent, that is, people making more than $730,000 a year." By W. Gardner Selby• October 20, 2017 Lindsey Graham stated on December 12, 2021 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: “The CBO says (the Build Back Better Act) is $3 trillion of deficit spending.” By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• December 14, 2021 Mario Loyola stated on November 05, 2014 in an opinion piece: "Wisconsin’s state budget is almost twice as large per person as the state budget of Texas, and even after billions in tax cuts, Wisconsin’s working families and businesses remain subject to a heavy tax burden." By Dave Umhoefer• December 1, 2014
The facts on taxes in 5 charts: a 2018 midterm report By Louis Jacobson• October 21, 2018 Biggest Texas tax cut ever? Not By W. Gardner Selby• May 6, 2015 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s economic speech in Nashville By Louis Jacobson• January 9, 2018 PolitiFact readers' election questions answered By Louis Jacobson• November 2, 2018 Fact-checking Donald Trump's 2018 State of the Union speech By Allison Graves, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, John Kruzel, Katie Sanders, Amy Sherman, Manuela Tobias, Miriam Valverde• January 31, 2018 Claire McCaskill, Josh Hawley argue over immigration, taxes in final Senate debate By PolitiFact Staff • October 25, 2018 Who wins and who loses from the tax bill? By Louis Jacobson• December 19, 2017 2024 DNC Night 3 fact-check: What speakers got right, wrong in Chicago speeches By PolitiFact Staff • August 21, 2024 Greatest hits of the Florida governor's race By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 31, 2014 Donald Trump on the campaign stump: His most glaring falsehoods By Jon Greenberg• November 5, 2018 With the budget done, a look at Walker's tax-related promises By Dave Umhoefer• July 11, 2011 On the eve of the votes, 4 fact checks on the GOP tax plan By Tom Kertscher• December 18, 2017 The House and Senate tax bills, explained By Louis Jacobson, Manuela Tobias• November 28, 2017 One last time (as president): Fact-checking Donald Trump’s departure speech By Louis Jacobson• January 20, 2021 Consult your Truth-O-Meter before voting in Texas party primaries By W. Gardner Selby• February 27, 2014 Tracking Rick Scott's first 100 days in office By Aaron Sharockman• April 14, 2011 Roundup: Our Republican U.S. Senate primary primer By Tom Kertscher• August 13, 2012 Ever-evolving Charlie Crist considers run for redrawn 13th congressional district By Joshua Gillin• July 23, 2015 Fact-checking Scott Walker By Tom Kertscher• July 10, 2015 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s statements on the economy in insult-laden Pennsylvania speech By Louis Jacobson• December 10, 2025
