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FACT CHECK: GOP Tax Reform Led R&D Boom—But Dems Want Washington In Charge

September 15, 2021 — Blog

Democrats believe that higher taxes and spending will lead to stronger American innovation and research & development (R&D)—but even China keeps taxes on their technology firms that compete with American companies as low as 15 percent. Here are the facts: Democrats’ tax hikes jeopardize American research and development. President Biden wants to 

Fact Check: Dems Subsidize Millionaires, Attack Main Street & Ordinary Americans

September 14, 2021 — Blog

Don’t buy Democrats’ hype that their tax increases simply hit millionaires. Instead, Democrats’ tax increases hit Main Street businesses and middle-class families' pocketbooks to offset the subsidies that they offer to the wealthy. Who suffers? Ordinary Americans. KEY POINTS: Main Street businesses will be hit with hundreds of billions of dollars in tax ...

Democrats’ Reckless Tax and Spend Agenda Puts American Jobs on the Line

September 08, 2021 — Blog

Even though half of all American small business owners cannot fill their open positions – Democrats are still ramming through their $3.5 trillion tax-and-spend agenda that will kill jobs and usher in a new era of government dependency. Coming out of this pandemic, more government checks and higher taxes are the last thing American families and our local ...

Fact Check: President Biden Is Falling Short of His Jobs Promises

September 03, 2021 — Coronavirus Bulletin

President Biden’s press conference about the August jobs report included a number of misleading statements. Here are a few. False Biden Claim: "The Biden plan is working, and we’re getting results. America is on the move again." Fact: President Biden has fallen short on his jobs promises. President Biden promised that his $1.9 ...

Analysis: Biden Tax Hikes Hit Middle Class

August 09, 2021 — Blog

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. House Ways and Means top Republican Leader Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) and U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) released an