[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 211 (Tuesday, December 7, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H6918]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             PRESIDENT TRUMP'S TAX CUTS HELPED MIDDLE CLASS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from 
Michigan (Mrs. McClain) for 5 minutes.
  Mrs. McCLAIN. Mr. Speaker, we have all been forced to suffer through 
4 years of hearing the Democrats spreading falsehoods regarding 
President Trump's middle-class tax cuts.
  Over and over again, they claimed, with little fact-checking from 
their allies in the mainstream media, that this bill was a tax giveaway 
to the rich. The Speaker, not trying to be outdone by her colleagues' 
exaggeration, claimed that the bill was Armageddon.
  But, of course, as with many claims from my Democratic colleagues, 
this runs in contradiction to the actual facts. I will say it again: 
What government needs is truth, transparency, and consistency from its 
leaders.
  The IRS' own data shows the Democrats have been shamelessly lying 
about a bill that led to middle-class families keeping more of their 
hard-earned money and creating more family-sustaining jobs. The data 
also shows that millions of middle-class Americans received tax cuts 
ranging anywhere from 16 percent to 26 percent in 2018. We saw 
employers nationwide provide bonuses to their employees up and down the 
pay scale.
  Median household incomes were on the rise, and the IRS collected more 
revenue--I am going to say it again--the IRS collected more revenue in 
2019 than ever before. Our economy was thriving.
  Now that Democrats are in charge, they want to reverse the most 
successful middle-class tax reform in our Nation's history. They don't 
just want to return our country to high, uncompetitive tax rates; they 
actually want to provide a massive tax cut to their elite, coastal 
friends. They are trying to provide tax breaks to the same wealthy 
people whom the likes of Senator Sanders and Speaker Pelosi rail 
against.
  President Biden promised all Americans last year that his plan would 
go after the evil wealthy. So I ask this: Does this tax break for only 
the limousine liberals and those living in McMansions sound like 
President Biden is fulfilling his promise? Or does it, once again, 
sound like President Biden is deceiving the American people?
  But let's not let the facts get in the way of a really good story. I 
am confident the American people are able to see behind the Democrats' 
deceit and will be outraged by their giveaways to their rich, elite 
friends.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to refrain from 
engaging in personalities toward the President.

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