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Mitch McConnell
stated on June 4, 2018 a Senate floor speech:

"The bottom line is clear: Under the policies of this unified Republican government, American workers, families, and business owners are achieving economic growth that is unmatched in recent memory. … More than 1 million new jobs have been created just since we passed tax reform last December."

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • June 5, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on May 30, 2018 a tweet:

Rep. Dan Donovan "voted for Tax Cuts"

Mostly True

By Dan Clark • June 4, 2018

Patrick McHenry
stated on May 29, 2018 a newsletter:

"Americans received the biggest tax cut in history last year."

False

By Paul Specht • June 4, 2018

Christine Quinn
stated on May 23, 2018 a presentation at the State Democratic Convention:

New York state has the "second highest millionaires tax in the nation."

Mostly False

By Dan Clark • May 31, 2018

Scott Walker
stated on April 17, 2018 an online ad:

"Property and income taxes will be lower in 2018 than they were in 2010."

Mostly True

By Tom Kertscher • May 30, 2018

Scott Dawson
stated on May 15, 2018 campaign press release:

"Gov. Kay Ivey gave nearly $1 million of taxpayers’ money to a liberal activist organization that promotes alternative lifestyles and transgenderism."

Mostly False

By Manuela Tobias • May 29, 2018

Scott Wagner
stated on May 21, 2018 Fundraising email:

Gov. Wolf is trying to implement "a severance tax that would be financed by Pennsylvania’s working class"

Mostly False

By Colin Deppen • May 25, 2018

Edward Cox
stated on May 1, 2018 an interview on The Capital Pressroom:

Marc Molinaro "has cut taxes, his budget now is lower than it was six years ago" in Dutchess County

Half-True

By Dan Clark • May 24, 2018

Bernie Sanders
stated on April 30, 2018 a tweet:

"You know what Amazon paid in federal income taxes last year? Zero."

True

By Manuela Tobias • May 3, 2018

Paul Ryan
stated on April 17, 2018 a news conference:

Says that on the tax reform law, Democratic leaders "are promising to take it all away."

Half-True

By Tom Kertscher • May 2, 2018

Sue Bell Cobb
stated on April 24, 2018 Democratic debate for governor:

"Alabama is operating government on the lowest amount of tax revenue of any state in the nation."

Mostly True

By Manuela Tobias • May 1, 2018

Todd Rokita
stated on April 23, 2018 a debate:

"I am the only one onstage who has never voted to raise your taxes. These two, each, a billion dollars worth of votes to raise your taxes."

Half-True

By Manuela Tobias • April 30, 2018

Ro Khanna
stated on April 19, 2018 a Facebook post:

"Most of our taxes are spent on the so-called ‘War on Terror.’"

False

By Louis Jacobson • April 24, 2018

Dean Heller
stated on April 17, 2018 a campaign ad press release:

Says Jacky Rosen promised "to repeal middle-class tax cut."

Mostly False

By Jon Greenberg • April 24, 2018

Charles Schumer
stated on April 16, 2018 a news release from Senate Democrats:

In the wake of the Republican-backed tax bill, "more than 100,000 American workers have already been laid off in 2018."

Mostly False

By Louis Jacobson • April 18, 2018

Scott Walker
stated on April 4, 2018 a tweet:

"Our bold reforms have Wisconsin’s unemployment rate down to an all-time LOW of 2.9 percent, and the number of people working at an all-time HIGH!"

Half-True

By Tom Kertscher • April 18, 2018

Marc Molinaro
stated on April 2, 2018 a conversation with reporters:

New York has "among the highest tax burdens of any state in the nation"

True

By Dan Clark • April 12, 2018

Anonymous Caller
stated on April 10, 2018 an anonymous phone message:

Says that unless the recipient called back about "your tax filings," you "will be taken into custody by the local cops as there are more serious allegations pressed on your name."

Pants on Fire!

By W. Gardner Selby • April 11, 2018

Bloggers
stated on April 5, 2018 posts on the Internet:

"Nancy Pelosi vows Democrats will raise taxes if they take back the House."

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • April 9, 2018

Brian Kolb
stated on March 31, 2018 a statement on the state budget:

This year’s state budget "continues to direct millions in taxpayer dollars in advertising to the failing Start-Up NY program"

False

By Dan Clark • April 9, 2018

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