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Tim Scott
Tim Scott
stated on November 26, 2017 an interview on ABC's "This Week"
"If you don't pay income taxes ... you'll have more money" under the Republican tax plan.
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 29, 2017
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on November 26, 2017 an interview
"Close to half of the voters in America, the only tax they pay is the payroll tax."
Half-True
By Allison Graves • November 28, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 26, 2017 a tweet
Says Alabama Senate candidate Doug Jones "wants to raise taxes."
Mostly False
By John Kruzel • November 28, 2017
Lloyd Doggett
Lloyd Doggett
stated on November 20, 2017 an interview with Sinclair Broadcast Group
Under the Republican tax bill, President Donald Trump "and his family would walk off with more than a billion dollars personally."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 27, 2017
John Larson
John Larson
stated on November 10, 2017 a House Ways and Means Committee markup
Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee weren’t "even entitled to bring an expert witness on any aspect of the tax code that affects 100 percent of our economy."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 22, 2017
NARAL Pro-Choice America
NARAL Pro-Choice America
stated on November 15, 2017 an online popup ad
Says Paul Ryan is leading the effort to "pass a tax bill with divisive conception language by disguising it as a college savings plan" in "another attempt to ban abortion and rob women of their reproductive rights."
Half-True
November 22, 2017
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on November 9, 2017 a Tampa news conference
"We’ve cut taxes 75 times, cut $7.5 billion worth in taxes, and as a result we’ve added over 1.3 million jobs."
Half-True
By Allison Graves • November 21, 2017
Steve Mnuchin
Steve Mnuchin
stated on November 19, 2017 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.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 20, 2017
Brian Higgins
Brian Higgins
stated on November 3, 2017 remarks at a House hearing
"The elimination of income and sales taxes in New York is equal to 9 percent of taxable income, meaning that if you make $100,000 a year you lose $9,000"
False
By Dan Clark • November 20, 2017
Roger Falk
Roger Falk
stated on November 3, 2017 an oped commentary in the Austin American-Statesman
Says the Austin school district "enjoys the highest per-student funding of all large Texas districts" even after forwarding tax revenue to the state.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • November 17, 2017
John Thune
John Thune
stated on November 15, 2017 an interview on Fox News
"80 percent of the (individual mandate) tax falls on those who make $50,000 a year or less."  
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • November 17, 2017
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on November 14, 2017 a tweet
Congressional Republicans "want to take health care from millions of Americans in order to pay for" a tax bill.
Half-True
By Dan Clark, Louis Jacobson • November 16, 2017
John Cox
John Cox
stated on October 21, 2017 a Capital Public Radio interview
Californians pay "the highest electricity bills" in the nation.
False
By Chris Nichols • November 16, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 13, 2017 a tweet
Says the individual mandate is "highly unpopular."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • November 14, 2017
Richard Durbin
Richard Durbin
stated on November 12, 2017 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"
The Republican tax bill is "not being scored by the Congressional Budget Office, as it is traditionally."
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 13, 2017
American Action Network
American Action Network
stated on November 7, 2017 an ad
Says the Republican tax plan "helps families" like one in which a woman lost her job and then lost her life savings fighting her husband’s cancer.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 13, 2017
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on November 5, 2017 an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
The Republican tax bill "lets every American keep more of what they earned."
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 9, 2017
Dianne Feinstein
Dianne Feinstein
stated on November 6, 2017 a tweet
"Teachers spend $1.6 BILLION per year on school supplies. The Republican tax bill ELIMINATES their ability to deduct those expenses."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 7, 2017
Markwayne Mullin
Markwayne Mullin
stated on November 3, 2017 a post on a congressional office website
"Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the average American family of four will receive a $1,182 tax cut."  
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson • November 7, 2017
Drew Ferguson
Drew Ferguson
stated on November 5, 2017 an email to a constituent
Under the House Republican tax proposal, "the average family of four earning median income ($59,000/year) will receive an additional $1,182 in their pocket every year."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 6, 2017
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