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Patty Murray's Public Statements on Issue: Taxes

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12/01/2017 Tweet - "Let me be clear: Republicans are jamming this tax plan through to give tax breaks to corporations, President Trump, his family, and the vast majority of his cabinet."
12/01/2017 Tweet - "Thanks to #GOPTaxScam, over 900,000 households who earn less than $107,040 a year will see their taxes go up in my home state of Washington. https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/democrats/charts-and-infographics?ID=FB183B65-8C9C-4D65-9921-6275AE92D217 …"
12/01/2017 Senator Murray Statement on Senate Passage of GOP Tax Plan
12/01/2017 Tweet - "Just days ago the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office confirmed health care premiums will go up by ten percent each year and thirteen million people will lose coverage. #GOPTaxPlan"
12/01/2017 Tweet - "If anyone was still under any illusion that Republicans were concerned about the middle class, fiscal responsibility, or working together--that ends today."
12/01/2017 Tweet - "So as Republicans continue hurdling towards a vote on a bill that will raise taxes on working people, spike health care premiums, and rip vital investments from our communities--don't forget who will win, and who will lose."
12/01/2017 Tweet - "People are making their voices heard loud & clear! In just the last 48 hours, my office has received over 2,000 calls from Washingtonians opposing the @SenateGOP tax plan --less than 20 have called in support."
12/01/2017 Tweet - "This tax plan is being rushed through before anyone has had a chance to read it, before the people we represent even have a chance to know what we're voting on."
12/01/2017 Tweet - "Republicans said this tax plan would lower taxes for the middle class--it won't. They claim it will create jobs--experts say the exact opposite."
12/01/2017 Tweet - "The GOP tax plan's health care sabotage also has this Shelton, WA grandfather scared that his family & neighbors will go w/o vital health coverage:"
12/01/2017 Tweet - "These are real stories of real Washingtonians who will suffer real consequences under the GOP tax plan--all while billions of dollars will funnel from those who need it most to those who need it least."
12/01/2017 Tweet - ".@Senate_GOP hit a roadblock last night, but they're still rushing to pass their reckless tax plan that will leave millions of families behind. Today, I'm shining a light on exactly how their partisan bill will hurt working families & our communities in WA"
12/01/2017 Tweet - "Again, these are just a handful of thousands of stories shared by Washingtonians--but the GOP tax plan will raise taxes for millions more & pave the way for cuts to critical programs like Social Security & Medicaid. And that's just the tip of the iceberg."
12/01/2017 Tweet - "Republicans are jamming this devastating tax bill through before anyone has any time to read it, and they're hoping people and families across the country aren't watching."
12/01/2017 Tweet - "In the middle of the night, @SenateGOP once again made it clear that their highest priority is handing more tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans and biggest corporations."
12/01/2017 Tweet - "Hidden deep in this tax bill being rushed through by Republicans: a special provision to help a single university in Michigan with ties to the Trump Administration"
12/01/2017 Tweet - "Republicans voted to increase taxes on the middle class, raise premiums for patients, threaten Medicare & Social Security, open up ANWR to drilling, and blow a massive hole in the deficit--all to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy few."
12/01/2017 Tweet - "We don't have to do this. We don't have to take money from working people & give it to the richest families & wealthiest organizations. But no matter how Republicans try to spin it, that's what their bill does."
12/01/2017 Tweet - "Good news: we finally have a tax bill to look at. Bad news: we can't read it. Worst news: we may be voting on it in just a few hours."
12/01/2017 Tweet - ".@SenateGOP succeeded in rushing their disastrous tax bill through before we even had a chance to read it, but the fight isn't over. Republicans still have a chance to listen to their constituents & stand up to President Trump--but this was terrible step in wrong direction"
12/01/2017 Tweet - "I'm about to vote with Democrats to pause this debate and stop Republicans from hurtling toward a vote on this disastrous tax bill. Hopefully some Republicans will stop, stand with us, and put a stop to this appalling process."
11/30/2017 Tweet - "In case the devastating impacts on working families isn't enough, this Republican tax bill adds a backdoor attempt to open up Arctic National Wildlife Refuge -- just for good measure."
11/29/2017 Tweet - "Republicans' tax plan may be based on "myths & falsehoods," but it will have real consequences that will hurt middle class families & communities"
11/28/2017 Hearing of the Senate Budget Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Murray, Hearing to Consider FY 2018 Reconciliation Legislation
11/28/2017 Tweet - "If anyone is looking for a markup on a tax bill that cuts taxes for the middle class & actually creates jobs… Spoiler: You won't find it."
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