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Patrick Morrisey
Patrick Morrisey
stated on October 12, 2017 a radio interview
Says Evan "Jenkins has the same positions on the issues as Joe Manchin: supporting Hillary (Clinton), supporting cap-and-trade, supporting Planned Parenthood, many tax increases."
Mostly False
By Manuela Tobias • November 6, 2017
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on November 3, 2017 a speech
"With this plan, the typical family of four will save $1,182 a year on their taxes."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 3, 2017
Freedom Partners
Freedom Partners
stated on October 26, 2017 TV ads
"Tammy Baldwin voted for $5 trillion in higher taxes."  
Half-True
November 1, 2017
James Lankford
James Lankford
stated on October 22, 2017 an interview on "Face the Nation"
"For the last 10 years, our economy has grown at less than 2 percent on average every single year for 10 years. We have not had a decade like that in a century in America."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • October 31, 2017
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on October 18, 2017 an interview
What Republicans call the "death tax" is the estate tax "on the ultra wealthy" which, in 2016, was paid by only "two out of every 1,000 people."  
True
October 27, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 25, 2017 a tweet
Says the GOP plan he supports is "the biggest tax cut in U.S. history."
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 26, 2017
Travis Forward
Travis Forward
stated on October 23, 2017 a mailer advocating voter approval of Travis County bond propositions
"The Travis County propositions will not raise your taxes! If you are 65 or older, your property taxes are frozen."  
False
By W. Gardner Selby • October 25, 2017
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on October 12, 2017 a tweet
The state and local tax deduction is a major benefit for moderate-income households because "50% of households that claim State & Local Tax deduction make under $100K."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • October 20, 2017
Lloyd Doggett
Lloyd Doggett
stated on September 30, 2017 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."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 20, 2017
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on October 15, 2017 an interview with Channel 8
"The child tax credit, if we don't do it, there will be no tax relief for working families. How much tax relief working families get under tax reform is entirely dependent on whether or not we put in place an increase to the child tax credit."  
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • October 19, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 17, 2017 an interview with E.W. Scripps television
"We're the highest developed nation taxed in the world."
False
By Jon Greenberg • October 18, 2017
Roy Blunt
Roy Blunt
stated on September 8, 2017 a tweet
"Our tax code has nearly doubled since 1985."
True
By Katelyn Brown • October 17, 2017
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on September 27, 2017 an interview
The Republican tax reform proposal is focused on tax breaks for the middle class "and not about people who are really high-income earners getting a tax break."  
Mostly False
October 13, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 10, 2017 a tweet
The NFL is "getting massive tax breaks."
Mostly True
By Manuela Tobias • October 12, 2017
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on October 1, 2017 an interview on CBS' Face the Nation
Trump’s tax plan is "completely focused on the wealthy and the powerful - not the middle class."
False
By Dan Clark • October 9, 2017
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on October 4, 2017 a Senate floor speech
"The Republicans are proposing to pay for their giant tax cut to the rich by gutting Medicare and Medicaid."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 6, 2017
Mick Mulvaney
Mick Mulvaney
stated on October 1, 2017 an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
On whether higher federal deficits are acceptable.
Full Flop
By Louis Jacobson • October 4, 2017
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on September 18, 2017 a website
"The soda tax can make a difference by reducing consumption of unhealthy soda pop and sugary beverages."
Mostly True
By Matt Dietrich • October 2, 2017
Lamar Smith
Lamar Smith
stated on September 18, 2017 a letter to a constituent
"The average tax bill for Americans in 2016 was a 41 percent increase from 2013."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 29, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 27, 2017 an interview with reporters
Says "No, I don't benefit, I don't benefit" from his tax proposal.
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 28, 2017
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