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“The Joint Committee on Taxation score definitively debunks the Republican myth that tax breaks for the wealthy pay for themselves."

In a series of web videos, Democratic members of the committee directly tackle tax myths perpetuated by Congressional Republicans — explaining how the GOP tax bills would harm middle class families, increase the deficit, and threaten the future of programs such as Medicare and Social Security, all to provide millionaires and powerful corporations with massive tax breaks.

For years, Congressional Republicans have vigorously decried federal deficits and debt. However, their pursuit of deficit-busting tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations reveals their true priorities.

"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."

"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. "

"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."

"Millions of hard-working families get nothing under their plan, and in many cases will pay more."

"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."