WisDems: Response to latest GOP Tax Plan

Contact: Melanie Conklin, 608-260-2409 MADISON — The following is a statement from Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Martha Laning: “Every single version of the GOP tax bill has been based on the same flawed logic that giving more to the ultra-rich will eventually manage to trickle down to everyone else. And every version of the GOP tax bill has also promised to drive our country further into debt in order to give the vast majority of its hand-outs to the wealthiest who need a tax break the least. “Republicans seem hell bent on further deepening inequalities in America. The redistribution of wealth

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Speaker Ryan: Statement on Tax Reform Conference Report

CONTACT  AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement on the release of the House-Senate conference report for H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: “This is what the American people have been waiting for: more jobs, fairer taxes, and bigger paychecks. The conference committee took the best ideas from the House and Senate plans and made an even better bill. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is now only two votes and a signature away from becoming the law of the land.  “This is the first major tax reform in a generation. It means relief for hardworking

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WisDems: Response to latest GOP Tax Plan

Contact: Melanie Conklin, 608-260-2409 MADISON — The following is a statement from Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Martha Laning: “Every single version of the GOP tax bill has been based on the same flawed logic that giving more to the ultra-rich will eventually manage to trickle down to everyone else. And every

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Speaker Ryan: Statement on Tax Reform Conference Report

CONTACT  AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement on the release of the House-Senate conference report for H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: “This is what the American people have been waiting for: more jobs, fairer taxes, and bigger paychecks. The conference committee took

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