Chuck Schumer Opened Effort to Derail Tax Reform Spreading Fake News
Analysis: Democrat Minority Leader falsely says low-income families would see tax increase under new plan
BY: Brent Scher Follow @brentscher
September 28, 2017 3:25 pm
During his Wednesday press conference, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) announced his opposition to the newly proposed Republican tax plan and used a false statistic to argue it would raise taxes on working Americans.
"By repealing the personal exemption, Republicans are once again raising taxes on middle class and working Americans," Schumer said. "A family of two, on this framework, with a household income of $45,000 could see their bill increase by $1,000."
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