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Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "People are making their voices heard loud & clear! In just the last 48 hours, my office has received over 2,000 calls from Washingtonians opposing the @SenateGOP tax plan --less than 20 have called in support." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - ".@SenateGOP succeeded in rushing their disastrous tax bill through before we even had a chance to read it, but the fight isn't over. Republicans still have a chance to listen to their constituents & stand up to President Trump--but this was terrible step in wrong direction" Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "So as Republicans continue hurdling towards a vote on a bill that will raise taxes on working people, spike health care premiums, and rip vital investments from our communities--don't forget who will win, and who will lose." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "We don't have to do this. We don't have to take money from working people & give it to the richest families & wealthiest organizations. But no matter how Republicans try to spin it, that's what their bill does." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "The GOP tax plan's health care sabotage also has this Shelton, WA grandfather scared that his family & neighbors will go w/o vital health coverage:" Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "Let me be clear: Republicans are jamming this tax plan through to give tax breaks to corporations, President Trump, his family, and the vast majority of his cabinet." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "These are real stories of real Washingtonians who will suffer real consequences under the GOP tax plan--all while billions of dollars will funnel from those who need it most to those who need it least." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "Republicans voted to increase taxes on the middle class, raise premiums for patients, threaten Medicare & Social Security, open up ANWR to drilling, and blow a massive hole in the deficit--all to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy few." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "Again, these are just a handful of thousands of stories shared by Washingtonians--but the GOP tax plan will raise taxes for millions more & pave the way for cuts to critical programs like Social Security & Medicaid. And that's just the tip of the iceberg." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "When you create a more favorable environment for investment and job creation, you get more competition and a higher price of labor. When the price of labor goes up, companies have to pay higher wages. This means bigger paychecks for American families. #TaxReform" Sen. John Thune
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - ".@Senate_GOP hit a roadblock last night, but they're still rushing to pass their reckless tax plan that will leave millions of families behind. Today, I'm shining a light on exactly how their partisan bill will hurt working families & our communities in WA" Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 1, 2017 DeLauro Statement on Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn Pleading Guilty to Lying to the FBI Rep. Rosa DeLauro
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "If anyone was still under any illusion that Republicans were concerned about the middle class, fiscal responsibility, or working together--that ends today." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 1, 2017 Reed Statement on Republican Tax Bill Sen. Jack Reed
Dec. 1, 2017 Udall, Heinrich Offer Amendment to Protect State Mineral Leasing Payments for NM Sen. Martin Heinrich, ...
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "BREAKING (Special Character) The #Senate has passed this once-in-a-generation #TaxReform bill." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Dec. 1, 2017 Joint Statement from Leader McConnell and Speaker Ryan on Misleading Democrat Claims About Tax Reform Sen. Mitch McConnell, ...
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "#Smallbusiness and job creators need a tax system that makes it easier to grow, to invest, and to hire. We need to deliver #TaxReform to the American people." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "While @SenateGOP claims their #GOPTaxScam will help small businesses, 1500 small business owners disagree & are urging Republicans to abandon the bill. https://www.democraticwhip.gov/content/1500-small-business-owners-oppose-gop-tax-scam …" Rep. Steny Hoyer
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "After postponing the vote on the #GOPTaxScam yesterday, @SenateGOP is scrambling to rewrite their bill -- on the Floor, via amendment -- and jam it through. This is outrageous. I urge the Senate to reject this bill." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Dec. 1, 2017 Daines Secures Additional Tax Cuts for Main Street Businesses Sen. Steve Daines
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "After postponing the vote on the #GOPTaxScam yesterday, @SenateGOP is scrambling to rewrite their bill -- on the Floor, via amendment -- and jam it through. This is outrageous. I urge the Senate to reject this bill." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "In addition to raising taxes on middle-class families, the #GOPTaxScam will kick 13 million Americans off health coverage. Why? To pay for tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans and corporations." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "We've seen this GOP playbook before and the #GOPTaxScam is no exception: once again, Republicans are stealing from Medicare and Medicaid to finance tax cuts for the wealthy." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Dec. 1, 2017 Senator Murray Statement on Senate Passage of GOP Tax Plan Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "I'm encouraging the Senate to pass its tax reform bill today. Then we'll hammer out the differences between the House and Senate versions, and send a bill to @POTUS' desk by Christmas. We need to get this done to cut taxes for middle class families." Rep. Steve Scalise
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - ".@pgpfoundation makes an important point about how the #GOPTaxScam falls short of achieving economic growth that Republicans promised: "Wishful thinking about economic growth is a form of fiscal irresponsibility." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "All the soft-focus hype videos in the world can't change the fact that this horrific bill is getting worse by the minute and that Republicans are desperate to pass something--anything--before anyone can read it or the CBO/JCT can score it." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "Let's talk about how today Senate Republicans will force a vote on a bill that neither of them has read. #GOPTaxScam" Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "Each and every American should be disgusted by the callous way the #GOPTaxScam approaches the needs of seniors." Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "Tonight, I feel mostly regret at what could have been. Tax reform is an issue that is ripe for bipartisan compromise. There is a sincere desire on this side of the aisle to work with the GOP, particularly on tax reform, but we have been rebuffed, time & time again" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - ".@BudgetHawks are correct -- the #GOPTaxScam "represents a far cry from claims that tax reform will be fully paid for with economic growth…" It's time for Republicans to reject this bill." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "JUST IN: #GOPTaxScam passes. On the floor of the world's greatest deliberative body, @SenateGOP rammed through a bill without even reading it." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "I'm willing to bet that not even one Republican Senator can tell us what their final tax bill will mean for American workers and their families. #GOPTaxScam" Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 1, 2017 DelBene Introduces Bill Eliminating Corporate Tax Breaks that Protect Perpetrators of Sexual Misconduct Rep. Suzan DelBene
Dec. 1, 2017 Hoyer Statement on the Tax Policy Center's Dynamic Score of the Senate GOP Tax Scam Rep. Steny Hoyer
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "BREAKING: Senate Democrats just tried to get Senate Republicans to adjourn for a few days and take the time to actually read their tax bill. RT if you agree that reading bills before they're voted on is the least we can do." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "I challenge any Republican Senator to come to the floor and explain what's in this bill. It looks like the real bill was just delivered to the Senate floor. Republicans will vote yes TONIGHT on a bill they haven't read." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "GOP plan scraps deductions for the middle class to bankroll tax cuts for rich people." That says all you need to know. #GOPTaxScam" Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "Trying to review the #GOPTaxScam but they are making hand-written changes to brand new text as we speak -- can anyone else read this?" Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - ".@SenateMajLdr, if you are so intent on forcing middle class families to foot the bill so your donors can have a tax break, at least have the decency to find a printer. #GOPTaxScam" Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "I just tried to enter this page into the record so the American people know the kind of stunts @SenateGOP is pulling to pass their tax scam. But they wouldn't take it. Why? Because NOBODY can read it. #Page257" Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "In my long career in politics, I have not seen a more regressive piece of legislation, so devoid of a rationale, so ill-suited for the condition of the country, so removed from the reality of what the American people need." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "Prediction: Right after they vote to explode the deficit with unpaid tax cuts for the wealthy, Republicans will magically turn back into "deficit hawks" so they can gut Medicare and Medicaid." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "Ordinary Americans will pay a heavy price just so Republicans can deliver a desperate political victory to their deep-pocketed donors. #GOPTaxScam" Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 30, 2017 Dr. Rand Paul Introduces FATCA Repeal Amendment to Tax Reform Bill Sen. Rand Paul
Nov. 30, 2017 Latta Highlights Support For Tax Reform From Advocates, Economists Rep. Bob Latta
Nov. 30, 2017 Blumenthal and Murphy Lead Efforts to Protect Crumbling Foundations Deduction from Republican Sabotage Sen. Chris Murphy, ...
Nov. 30, 2017 Bennet, Markey Secure 41 Cosponsors for Bill That Would Protect Arctic Refuge from Drilling if Senate Would Operate under Regular Order Sen. Michael Bennet, ...
Nov. 30, 2017 DeLauro Slams Senate Tax Bill That Would Raise Americans' Health Premiums Rep. Rosa DeLauro
Date Title Politician
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "People are making their voices heard loud & clear! In just the last 48 hours, my office has received over 2,000 calls from Washingtonians opposing the @SenateGOP tax plan --less than 20 have called in support." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - ".@SenateGOP succeeded in rushing their disastrous tax bill through before we even had a chance to read it, but the fight isn't over. Republicans still have a chance to listen to their constituents & stand up to President Trump--but this was terrible step in wrong direction" Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "So as Republicans continue hurdling towards a vote on a bill that will raise taxes on working people, spike health care premiums, and rip vital investments from our communities--don't forget who will win, and who will lose." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "We don't have to do this. We don't have to take money from working people & give it to the richest families & wealthiest organizations. But no matter how Republicans try to spin it, that's what their bill does." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "The GOP tax plan's health care sabotage also has this Shelton, WA grandfather scared that his family & neighbors will go w/o vital health coverage:" Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "Let me be clear: Republicans are jamming this tax plan through to give tax breaks to corporations, President Trump, his family, and the vast majority of his cabinet." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "These are real stories of real Washingtonians who will suffer real consequences under the GOP tax plan--all while billions of dollars will funnel from those who need it most to those who need it least." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "Republicans voted to increase taxes on the middle class, raise premiums for patients, threaten Medicare & Social Security, open up ANWR to drilling, and blow a massive hole in the deficit--all to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy few." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "Again, these are just a handful of thousands of stories shared by Washingtonians--but the GOP tax plan will raise taxes for millions more & pave the way for cuts to critical programs like Social Security & Medicaid. And that's just the tip of the iceberg." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "When you create a more favorable environment for investment and job creation, you get more competition and a higher price of labor. When the price of labor goes up, companies have to pay higher wages. This means bigger paychecks for American families. #TaxReform" Sen.John Thune
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - ".@Senate_GOP hit a roadblock last night, but they're still rushing to pass their reckless tax plan that will leave millions of families behind. Today, I'm shining a light on exactly how their partisan bill will hurt working families & our communities in WA" Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 1, 2017 DeLauro Statement on Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn Pleading Guilty to Lying to the FBI Rep.Rosa DeLauro
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "If anyone was still under any illusion that Republicans were concerned about the middle class, fiscal responsibility, or working together--that ends today." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 1, 2017 Reed Statement on Republican Tax Bill Sen.Jack Reed
Dec. 1, 2017 Udall, Heinrich Offer Amendment to Protect State Mineral Leasing Payments for NM Sen.Martin Heinrich, ...
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "BREAKING (Special Character) The #Senate has passed this once-in-a-generation #TaxReform bill." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Dec. 1, 2017 Joint Statement from Leader McConnell and Speaker Ryan on Misleading Democrat Claims About Tax Reform Sen.Mitch McConnell, ...
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "#Smallbusiness and job creators need a tax system that makes it easier to grow, to invest, and to hire. We need to deliver #TaxReform to the American people." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "While @SenateGOP claims their #GOPTaxScam will help small businesses, 1500 small business owners disagree & are urging Republicans to abandon the bill. https://www.democraticwhip.gov/content/1500-small-business-owners-oppose-gop-tax-scam …" Rep.Steny Hoyer
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "After postponing the vote on the #GOPTaxScam yesterday, @SenateGOP is scrambling to rewrite their bill -- on the Floor, via amendment -- and jam it through. This is outrageous. I urge the Senate to reject this bill." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Dec. 1, 2017 Daines Secures Additional Tax Cuts for Main Street Businesses Sen.Steve Daines
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "After postponing the vote on the #GOPTaxScam yesterday, @SenateGOP is scrambling to rewrite their bill -- on the Floor, via amendment -- and jam it through. This is outrageous. I urge the Senate to reject this bill." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "In addition to raising taxes on middle-class families, the #GOPTaxScam will kick 13 million Americans off health coverage. Why? To pay for tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans and corporations." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "We've seen this GOP playbook before and the #GOPTaxScam is no exception: once again, Republicans are stealing from Medicare and Medicaid to finance tax cuts for the wealthy." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Dec. 1, 2017 Senator Murray Statement on Senate Passage of GOP Tax Plan Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "I'm encouraging the Senate to pass its tax reform bill today. Then we'll hammer out the differences between the House and Senate versions, and send a bill to @POTUS' desk by Christmas. We need to get this done to cut taxes for middle class families." Rep.Steve Scalise
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - ".@pgpfoundation makes an important point about how the #GOPTaxScam falls short of achieving economic growth that Republicans promised: "Wishful thinking about economic growth is a form of fiscal irresponsibility." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "All the soft-focus hype videos in the world can't change the fact that this horrific bill is getting worse by the minute and that Republicans are desperate to pass something--anything--before anyone can read it or the CBO/JCT can score it." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "Let's talk about how today Senate Republicans will force a vote on a bill that neither of them has read. #GOPTaxScam" Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "Each and every American should be disgusted by the callous way the #GOPTaxScam approaches the needs of seniors." Rep.Nancy Pelosi
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "Tonight, I feel mostly regret at what could have been. Tax reform is an issue that is ripe for bipartisan compromise. There is a sincere desire on this side of the aisle to work with the GOP, particularly on tax reform, but we have been rebuffed, time & time again" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - ".@BudgetHawks are correct -- the #GOPTaxScam "represents a far cry from claims that tax reform will be fully paid for with economic growth…" It's time for Republicans to reject this bill." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "JUST IN: #GOPTaxScam passes. On the floor of the world's greatest deliberative body, @SenateGOP rammed through a bill without even reading it." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "I'm willing to bet that not even one Republican Senator can tell us what their final tax bill will mean for American workers and their families. #GOPTaxScam" Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 1, 2017 DelBene Introduces Bill Eliminating Corporate Tax Breaks that Protect Perpetrators of Sexual Misconduct Rep.Suzan DelBene
Dec. 1, 2017 Hoyer Statement on the Tax Policy Center's Dynamic Score of the Senate GOP Tax Scam Rep.Steny Hoyer
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "BREAKING: Senate Democrats just tried to get Senate Republicans to adjourn for a few days and take the time to actually read their tax bill. RT if you agree that reading bills before they're voted on is the least we can do." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "I challenge any Republican Senator to come to the floor and explain what's in this bill. It looks like the real bill was just delivered to the Senate floor. Republicans will vote yes TONIGHT on a bill they haven't read." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "GOP plan scraps deductions for the middle class to bankroll tax cuts for rich people." That says all you need to know. #GOPTaxScam" Rep.Nancy Pelosi
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "Trying to review the #GOPTaxScam but they are making hand-written changes to brand new text as we speak -- can anyone else read this?" Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - ".@SenateMajLdr, if you are so intent on forcing middle class families to foot the bill so your donors can have a tax break, at least have the decency to find a printer. #GOPTaxScam" Rep.Nancy Pelosi
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "I just tried to enter this page into the record so the American people know the kind of stunts @SenateGOP is pulling to pass their tax scam. But they wouldn't take it. Why? Because NOBODY can read it. #Page257" Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "In my long career in politics, I have not seen a more regressive piece of legislation, so devoid of a rationale, so ill-suited for the condition of the country, so removed from the reality of what the American people need." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "Prediction: Right after they vote to explode the deficit with unpaid tax cuts for the wealthy, Republicans will magically turn back into "deficit hawks" so they can gut Medicare and Medicaid." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 1, 2017 Tweet - "Ordinary Americans will pay a heavy price just so Republicans can deliver a desperate political victory to their deep-pocketed donors. #GOPTaxScam" Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 30, 2017 Dr. Rand Paul Introduces FATCA Repeal Amendment to Tax Reform Bill Sen.Rand Paul
Nov. 30, 2017 Latta Highlights Support For Tax Reform From Advocates, Economists Rep.Bob Latta
Nov. 30, 2017 Blumenthal and Murphy Lead Efforts to Protect Crumbling Foundations Deduction from Republican Sabotage Sen.Chris Murphy, ...
Nov. 30, 2017 Bennet, Markey Secure 41 Cosponsors for Bill That Would Protect Arctic Refuge from Drilling if Senate Would Operate under Regular Order Sen.Michael Bennet, ...
Nov. 30, 2017 DeLauro Slams Senate Tax Bill That Would Raise Americans' Health Premiums Rep.Rosa DeLauro
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