Fact Check Posts – Page 6

Donald Trump
stated on April 5, 2018 an event in West Virginia

"This will be the last time — April — that you’re going to (fill out) that old-fashioned, big, lots of pages, complicated tax form. Because next April you’re going to, in many cases, (file) one page, one card. It’s going to be very, very different. Very, very different."

By Louis Jacobson • April 9, 2018

Cynthia Nixon
stated on March 20, 2018 her announcement to run for governor

"Since taking office, Andrew Cuomo has given massive tax breaks to corporations and the super rich."

By Dan Clark • March 23, 2018

Bruce Rauner
stated on February 15, 2018 a campaign ad

Says he has a plan for "$1 billion in tax relief for Illinois."

By Brett Chase • February 16, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on January 2, 2018 an email from the White House

The new tax law is "kicking the American economy into high gear with $5.5 trillion in tax cuts."

By Louis Jacobson • January 3, 2018

Jason Smith
stated on November 13, 2017 a tweet

"Check out the record of #jobs created by #TaxCuts 7.8 million new jobs after Bush’s 2003 tax cuts 12 million new jobs after Kennedy's 1964 tax cuts 14.8 MILLION new jobs after Ronald Reagan’s tax cuts in 1981."

By Emma Diltz • December 24, 2017

Claudia Tenney
stated on December 3, 2017 a local news interview

On the Republican tax plan: "Unfortunately, the wealthy are, again, not going to do well in this bill"

By Dan Clark • December 21, 2017

Travis Allen
stated on June 15, 2017 a Repeal the Gas Tax campaign article

"This new gas tax does not increase (road) capacity anywhere in the state. It will build no new lanes of freeways. If Californians didn’t like their traffic before, they’re going to like it even less when they’re stuck in the exact same traffic and paying more for their gas."

By Chris Nichols • December 15, 2017

Bruce Rauner
stated on December 4, 2017 a press conference

"The candidates controlled by Madigan, all of them have said, ‘The answer to our problems is a massive income tax hike.’ "

By Matt Dietrich • December 14, 2017

Lou Barletta
stated on November 29, 2017 a tweet

"GDP is booming. Let’s spread the prosperity to the middle class with big #TaxCuts. Our #TaxReform package doubles standard deduction, brings $$$ back home, and reduces rates for ALL taxpayers. We will #MAGA."

By Zari Tarazona • December 6, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on November 26, 2017 a tweet

Says Alabama Senate candidate Doug Jones "wants to raise taxes."

By John Kruzel • November 28, 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."

By Manuela Tobias • November 6, 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."

October 13, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on September 3, 2017 an op-ed in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

"In 1986, President Ronald Reagan" cut the business tax rate to 34 percent and "it worked -- our economy boomed, the middle class thrived and median family income increased."

September 6, 2017

Paul Ryan
stated on August 21, 2017 a town hall

Says Aaron Rodgers "is not the highest tax rate payer" in Wisconsin, it's "the single mom getting 24 grand in benefits with two kids who will lose 80 cents on the dollar if she goes and takes a job."

September 1, 2017

Senate Leadership Fund
stated on August 22, 2017 in an ad

Says Kelli Ward hosted a town hall on "chemtrail conspiracy theories" and is open to sponsoring chemtrails legislation.

By Manuela Tobias • August 25, 2017

David Frum
stated on August 21, 2017 a tweet

"No president in history has imposed larger personal lifestyle costs on the taxpayer than Donald Trump."

By Manuela Tobias • August 23, 2017

John Moorlach
stated on August 4, 2017 an op-ed

"Crime has been getting worse since Jerry Brown was elected governor."

By Chris Nichols • August 22, 2017

Chris Murphy
stated on June 26, 2017 a video

Says because of Donald Trump, "the IRS decided to stop enforcing the individual mandate that was the underpinning of the ACA. That has resulted in insurance companies all across the country jacking their rates up, explicitly because they don't believe that healthy people will buy insurance."

By Manuela Tobias • July 10, 2017

Scott Walker
stated on June 5, 2017 an interview

When he was Milwaukee County executive, "eight years in a row we pushed through budgets that did not increase the tax levy from the previous year."

June 30, 2017

Bernie Sanders
stated on May 25, 2017 a tweet

Says President Donald "Trump’s budget gives a $100 billion tax break to three of the wealthiest families."

By Smitha Rajan • May 31, 2017

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