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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."
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By Louis Jacobson • 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."
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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."  
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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."  
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By Jon Greenberg • October 31, 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."
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By W. Gardner Selby • October 20, 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."
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By Louis Jacobson • October 6, 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."
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By Louis Jacobson • September 29, 2017
Andy Gronik
Andy Gronik
stated on September 5, 2017 an op-ed in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Wisconsin is "guaranteeing Foxconn almost $3 billion, but Foxconn is not contractually guaranteeing how many full-time employees it will hire, for how long and at what pay."
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September 12, 2017
Jennifer Shilling
Jennifer Shilling
stated on August 14, 2017 a press release
"Foxconn tax break could exceed $1 million per job."  
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August 16, 2017
One Wisconsin Now
One Wisconsin Now
stated on August 7, 2017 a tweet
Wisconsin's $3 billion incentive offer to Foxconn is "the largest gift ever by a state to a foreign company."
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August 15, 2017
Scott Wagner
Scott Wagner
stated on August 2, 2017 a campaign video.
Eighty percent of the school tax bills in the state of Pennsylvania went up over last year.
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By Anna Orso • August 9, 2017
Paul Mango
Paul Mango
stated on July 24, 2017 a Facebook post
"As Governor, Wolf has already proposed more than $8B in tax increases."
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By Sarah Anne Hughes • August 2, 2017
One Wisconsin Now
One Wisconsin Now
stated on July 28, 2017 a blog post
Says Scott Walker "wants state taxpayers to dole out up to $250 million annually in incentives" to Foxconn "to lure a manufacturing plant to Wisconsin that he claims will generate $181 million in tax revenue."  
Half-True
August 2, 2017
Raymond Walter
Raymond Walter
stated on June 23, 2017 a press release
"Western New Yorkers pay some of the highest property taxes in the state."
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By Dan Clark • July 7, 2017
Don Huffines
Don Huffines
stated on February 27, 2017 responding to a question about private school vouchers
"Sixty-two percent of all (Texas) property taxes are paid by businesses."    
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May 5, 2017
Center for American Progress Action Fund
Center for American Progress Action Fund
stated on April 16, 2017 the website IsTrumpAtMarALago.org
"A trip to Mar-a-Lago costs taxpayers approximately $3.6 million, according to a Government Accountability Office report."
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By Lauren Carroll • April 18, 2017
David Price
David Price
stated on March 22, 2017 a report from his Congressional office
"Under the Republican health care repeal proposal North Carolina faces the 2nd highest premium increase in the nation. North Carolina residents will face an average cost increase of over $7,500."
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By Will Doran • March 24, 2017
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on March 20, 2017 a video
Under "Trumpcare," the Republican replacement for Obamacare, "$600 billion worth of tax breaks will go to the wealthiest in this country."   
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March 21, 2017
Thomas Perez
Thomas Perez
stated on March 1, 2017 an interview on CNN's "New Day"
"The primary financing mechanism of the Affordable Care Act is a tax on wealthy people."  
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By Jon Greenberg • March 1, 2017
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on January 25, 2017 an interview
In the United States, "we tax our exports and don't tax our imports."
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February 9, 2017
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