Their statement follows from this source:
"After spending most of the year promising a
tax cut for the middle class, Republicans in the Senate have joined
their colleagues from the House of Representatives in reneging on this
pledge. The bill passed today is nothing more than a giveaway to the richest households and corporations,
period. It will raise taxes on many low- and moderate-income
households, and the deficits it will leave in its wake will be used to
attack Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid—a strategy clearly
telegraphed by both the Republican budget resolution from last month as
well as by Senator Rubio more recently.
Besides lying about who would benefit most directly from the tax cut,
defenders of today’s bill have also lied about the trickle-down benefits
that will accrue to workers in the form of higher wages. Simply put,
this bill will not raise wages for typical workers—but
it will deny health insurance to 13 million workers, a measure Senate
Republicans included to help contain the overall cost of giving large
tax cuts to rich households and corporations. This bill is a scam
through-and-through."
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