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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 - ".@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 - "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 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 Hoyer Statement on the Tax Policy Center's Dynamic Score of the Senate GOP Tax Scam Rep. Steny Hoyer
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 - "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 - ".@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 - "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 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 - "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 - "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 - "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 - "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 - "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 - "BREAKING (Special Character) The #Senate has passed this once-in-a-generation #TaxReform bill." 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 - "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
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 - "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 - "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 - "#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 - "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 Banks: Congress Cannot Allow Medical Device Tax to go Back into Effect Sen. Jim Banks
Nov. 30, 2017 Senator Baldwin Supports Buffett Rule Amendment to Tax Proposal Sen. Tammy Baldwin
Nov. 30, 2017 Whitehouse, Baldwin Introduce Amendment to Prevent Tax Windfalls for Trump Administration Billionaires Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Nov. 30, 2017 Whitehouse Introduces Buffett Rule Amendment to Tax Proposal Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Nov. 30, 2017 Tweet - "In case the devastating impacts on working families isn't enough, this Republican tax bill adds a backdoor attempt to open up Arctic National Wildlife Refuge -- just for good measure." Sen. Patty Murray
Nov. 30, 2017 Neal Statement on JCT "Dynamic" Score of Senate Tax Legislation Rep. Richard Neal
Nov. 30, 2017 DeLauro Slams Senate Tax Bill That Would Raise Americans' Health Premiums Rep. Rosa DeLauro
Nov. 30, 2017 Buck and Colleagues Introduce STOP Act Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, ...
Nov. 30, 2017 Tweet - "Republicans promised the American people that they would #ReadTheBill before voting on legislation. Yet, just one day away from voting on the #GOPTaxScam, Senate Republicans are still making changes to the bill." Rep. Steny Hoyer
Nov. 30, 2017 Tweet - "The argument that the Senate #taxreform plan is simply a tax cut for the rich is not true. Here's why:" Sen. John Thune
Nov. 30, 2017 Tweet - "Doubling the standard deduction, doubling the child tax credit, and lowering rates are all benefits that positively impact middle-income Americans. #TaxReform" Sen. John Thune
Nov. 30, 2017 Tweet - "To be clear: the #GOPTaxBill will increase the deficit which will cannibalize support from everything we know is essential to economic growth & a strong middle class, including support for our men and women in uniform." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 30, 2017 Pelosi Statement on Trillion-Dollar Deficit Dynamic Score of GOP Tax Scam Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Nov. 30, 2017 Tweet - "According to experts, the #GOPTaxScam would slash home values by 10%." Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Nov. 30, 2017 Tweet - "Did you know that the #GOPTaxScam would give a TAX BREAK to companies that OUTSOURCE American jobs to other countries?" Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Nov. 30, 2017 Tweet - "The truth of the #GOPTaxScam is that Republicans marched past a large number of real ways to help empower our economy and decided to just give their donors a tax cut instead." Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Nov. 30, 2017 Tweet - "Under the Republican tax plan, America's seniors will see their health insurance premiums increase by an average of $1,490 according to the @AARP. Our seniors deserve better that this." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 30, 2017 Tweet - "Unless they've have been asleep for the last 30 years, there's no excuse for Republicans continuing to push the disproven and failed "trickle down economics" in the #GOPTaxScam." Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Nov. 30, 2017 Tweet - "By passing #TaxReform we are able to discourage corporations from moving jobs and investments overseas. Which will be a welcomed relief for America's working families who endured a decade of lost jobs and opportunities." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Nov. 30, 2017 Tweet - "FACT: 82 million middle class families would get a tax hike under the #GOPTaxScam. And they're not happy about it." Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Nov. 30, 2017 Tweet - "Until we see what the @SenateGOP's midnight rewrite looks like, let's go over what we know the #GOPTaxScam does so far: [thread]" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 30, 2017 Tweet - "Just when you thought the #GOPTaxScam couldn't get any worse, Senate Republicans just voted to let corporations ship jobs overseas. My amendment with @SenSherrodBrown would have stopped that." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 30, 2017 Hoyer Statement on the Joint Committee on Taxation Dynamic Score of the Senate GOP Tax Scam Rep. Steny Hoyer
Nov. 30, 2017 Transcript of Pelosi Press Conference Today Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Nov. 30, 2017 Tweet - "We will fight another day on the Senate GOP's tax bill. Your voices have been incredibly powerful, first on health care & now on tax reform. Don't give up now!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 30, 2017 Hoyer Remarks at the People's Filibuster in Opposition to the GOP Tax Scam Rep. Steny Hoyer
Date Title Politician
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 - ".@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 - "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 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 Hoyer Statement on the Tax Policy Center's Dynamic Score of the Senate GOP Tax Scam Rep.Steny Hoyer
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 - "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 - ".@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 - "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 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 - "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 - "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 - "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 - "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 - "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 - "BREAKING (Special Character) The #Senate has passed this once-in-a-generation #TaxReform bill." 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 - "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
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 - "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 - "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 - "#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 - "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 Banks: Congress Cannot Allow Medical Device Tax to go Back into Effect Sen.Jim Banks
Nov. 30, 2017 Senator Baldwin Supports Buffett Rule Amendment to Tax Proposal Sen.Tammy Baldwin
Nov. 30, 2017 Whitehouse, Baldwin Introduce Amendment to Prevent Tax Windfalls for Trump Administration Billionaires Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
Nov. 30, 2017 Whitehouse Introduces Buffett Rule Amendment to Tax Proposal Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
Nov. 30, 2017 Tweet - "In case the devastating impacts on working families isn't enough, this Republican tax bill adds a backdoor attempt to open up Arctic National Wildlife Refuge -- just for good measure." Sen.Patty Murray
Nov. 30, 2017 Neal Statement on JCT "Dynamic" Score of Senate Tax Legislation Rep.Richard Neal
Nov. 30, 2017 DeLauro Slams Senate Tax Bill That Would Raise Americans' Health Premiums Rep.Rosa DeLauro
Nov. 30, 2017 Buck and Colleagues Introduce STOP Act Rep.Brian Fitzpatrick, ...
Nov. 30, 2017 Tweet - "Republicans promised the American people that they would #ReadTheBill before voting on legislation. Yet, just one day away from voting on the #GOPTaxScam, Senate Republicans are still making changes to the bill." Rep.Steny Hoyer
Nov. 30, 2017 Tweet - "The argument that the Senate #taxreform plan is simply a tax cut for the rich is not true. Here's why:" Sen.John Thune
Nov. 30, 2017 Tweet - "Doubling the standard deduction, doubling the child tax credit, and lowering rates are all benefits that positively impact middle-income Americans. #TaxReform" Sen.John Thune
Nov. 30, 2017 Tweet - "To be clear: the #GOPTaxBill will increase the deficit which will cannibalize support from everything we know is essential to economic growth & a strong middle class, including support for our men and women in uniform." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 30, 2017 Pelosi Statement on Trillion-Dollar Deficit Dynamic Score of GOP Tax Scam Rep.Nancy Pelosi
Nov. 30, 2017 Tweet - "According to experts, the #GOPTaxScam would slash home values by 10%." Rep.Nancy Pelosi
Nov. 30, 2017 Tweet - "Did you know that the #GOPTaxScam would give a TAX BREAK to companies that OUTSOURCE American jobs to other countries?" Rep.Nancy Pelosi
Nov. 30, 2017 Tweet - "The truth of the #GOPTaxScam is that Republicans marched past a large number of real ways to help empower our economy and decided to just give their donors a tax cut instead." Rep.Nancy Pelosi
Nov. 30, 2017 Tweet - "Under the Republican tax plan, America's seniors will see their health insurance premiums increase by an average of $1,490 according to the @AARP. Our seniors deserve better that this." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 30, 2017 Tweet - "Unless they've have been asleep for the last 30 years, there's no excuse for Republicans continuing to push the disproven and failed "trickle down economics" in the #GOPTaxScam." Rep.Nancy Pelosi
Nov. 30, 2017 Tweet - "By passing #TaxReform we are able to discourage corporations from moving jobs and investments overseas. Which will be a welcomed relief for America's working families who endured a decade of lost jobs and opportunities." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Nov. 30, 2017 Tweet - "FACT: 82 million middle class families would get a tax hike under the #GOPTaxScam. And they're not happy about it." Rep.Nancy Pelosi
Nov. 30, 2017 Tweet - "Until we see what the @SenateGOP's midnight rewrite looks like, let's go over what we know the #GOPTaxScam does so far: [thread]" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 30, 2017 Tweet - "Just when you thought the #GOPTaxScam couldn't get any worse, Senate Republicans just voted to let corporations ship jobs overseas. My amendment with @SenSherrodBrown would have stopped that." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 30, 2017 Hoyer Statement on the Joint Committee on Taxation Dynamic Score of the Senate GOP Tax Scam Rep.Steny Hoyer
Nov. 30, 2017 Transcript of Pelosi Press Conference Today Rep.Nancy Pelosi
Nov. 30, 2017 Tweet - "We will fight another day on the Senate GOP's tax bill. Your voices have been incredibly powerful, first on health care & now on tax reform. Don't give up now!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 30, 2017 Hoyer Remarks at the People's Filibuster in Opposition to the GOP Tax Scam Rep.Steny Hoyer
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