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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

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
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
stated on October 26, 2017 TV ads:

"Tammy Baldwin voted for $5 trillion in higher taxes."

Half-True

By Tom Kertscher • November 1, 2017

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
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

By Tom Kertscher • October 27, 2017

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
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
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
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
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
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
stated on September 8, 2017 a tweet:

"Our tax code has nearly doubled since 1985."

True

By Katelyn Brown • October 17, 2017

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

By Tom Kertscher • October 13, 2017

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
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
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
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
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
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

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