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Recent Press Releases
November 16, 2017
"House Republicans just approved the great tax scam of 2017. Their plan will increase taxes for 36 million middle class families, shower massive tax cuts on the wealthy and large corporations, and increase our deficits by $1.5 trillion."
Issues:Republican Agenda
November 16, 2017
"The bill we are debating today will abandon millions of American families. It showers the wealthy and corporations with massive tax cuts, and adds $1.5 trillion dollars to our deficits. The top one percent get this massive pay-out... Hard-working families get pocket change. "
Issues:Republican Agenda
November 14, 2017
"This is a dangerous, and potentially deadly, one-two punch for hard-working American families. Their health and economic security should not be sacrificed so the wealthy can get a bigger tax break."
Issues:Republican Agenda
Yarmuth Statement on GOP Tax Plan: “A Multi-Trillion Dollar Gift to the Well-Off and Well-Connected”
November 2, 2017
"Millions of hard-working families get nothing under their plan, and in many cases will pay more."
October 26, 2017
"The bill we are debating today is not a real effort at responsible budgeting. It’s a means to an end. A single-minded plan to make it easier to enact tax cuts for the wealthy and big corporations, regardless of the consequences for everyone else."
October 24, 2017
"This is not a real effort at responsible budgeting. It’s a means to an end. A single-minded plan to make it far easier to enact tax cuts for the wealthy and big corporations, regardless of the consequences for everyone else."
Issues:FY18 Republican Budget
October 20, 2017
"This is not responsible governing or even rational budgeting. It is a shameful plan to give more to the wealthy, no matter the cost to our economy or the American people."
October 13, 2017
"As a result of his decision, American families across the country will see their health care costs soar next year."
October 12, 2017
"With one signature, President Trump is now jeopardizing the health security of millions of Americans. The President’s executive order calls for allowing insurance companies to build a huge market of junk plans, which will return us to the days where American families are one major illness or accident away from bankruptcy."
October 5, 2017
"By voting for this shockingly extreme budget proposal, House Republicans have said loud and clear that they care more about giving giant tax breaks to the wealthy and big corporations than supporting our families or growing our economy."
Issues:FY18 Republican Budget