Article snippet: Republicans and Democrats on Monday used Tax Day to drive home their arguments about MORE’s 2017 law, as millions more Americans are poised to soon find out whether they personally benefited from the tax overhaul. Trump and Republicans spent the day praising their tax-code rewrite and linked it to growth in the economy and wages. “We promised that these tax cuts would be rocket fuel for the American economy, and we were absolutely right,” Trump said at a roundtable with business owners and employees in Burnsville, Minn. Democrats, meanwhile, argued that the law has been more beneficial for corporations than for American workers. They highlighted their own tax proposals and pressed the IRS to comply with a formal request from House Democrats for six years of Trump’s tax returns. “On this Tax Day, big banks, big pharma and big corporations are celebrating their record windfall and soaring profits from the GOP Tax Scam for the rich,” Speaker few people saying they paid less in taxes compared to previous years. Almost every Republican who was in Congress in 2017 voted for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, while every Democrat voted against it. The two sides spent much of the last year sparring over whether the law has been helpful to people. The fight over the law was reignited Monday because April 15 is the deadline in most states for people to file their tax returns. The renewed message battle over the law also comes as the 2020 presidential election heats up. In Trump’s ... Link to the full article to read more
Dems, Trump harden 2020 battle lines on Tax Day | TheHill
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