Do Congressmen McCaul, Roy, Olson, Hurd, Marchant, and Carter regret support for raising taxes on working parents?
Republican Congressmen Mike McCaul, Chip Roy, Pete Olson, Will Hurd, Kenny Marchant and John Carter have repeatedly promised Texans that their tax plan would leave working families better off. Yet as Tax Day approaches for the first time since the law was enacted, the GOP Tax Scam is leaving many struggling to make ends meet.
During an interview with MSNBC this week, one Houston-area mom said she was counting on her family’s annual tax refund to get her through unpaid maternity leave just weeks after the birth of her daughter. Instead, she found herself owing the government money this year.
REPORTER: With the birth of new daughter Olivia just three weeks ago, Wright says her family was counting on a tax refund to cover the cost of her unpaid maternity leave. Wright is one of millions of Americans for whom tax season 2019 has been a source of surprise and disappointment. According to Nerd Wallet, 59% of Americans who have filed their federal tax returns so far have reported smaller refunds this year than last year.
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REPORTER: Wright, who manages a coffee shop said that although she and her husband make less than $50,000, under new tax laws they don’t qualify for an earned income tax credit. And they’re no longer able to claim the personal deductions they claimed last year. She is among those tax payers for whom the change in the tax code is a very big deal.”
“Congressmen Mike McCaul, Chip Roy, Pete Olson, Will Hurd, Kenny Marchant, and John Carter promised voters that the Republicans’ tax scam would benefit everyday, hardworking Texans,” said DCCC Spokesperson Brooke Goren. “Well, now that Texans are filing their taxes, they’re discovering that Washington Republicans screwed them over to give wealthy corporations a hand out. It’s now on these Congressmen to explain why they’ve turned their backs on Texas families.”
ANCHOR: A young mom from Houston who was hoping her tax return would help her through her maternity leave, but she was shocked to learn how the changes affected her family’s filing.
WRIGHT: Typically I enjoy tax season just because it’s easy for me to do and we typically get a refund, so I get it done as soon as possible.
REPORTER: But this year, instead of getting back the $5,000 Wright was expecting and that she and her husband got last year, the Houston mom found they actually owed the government money.
WRIGHT: I called my husband immediately crying. I was in a large amount of stress at that point…
REPORTER: With the birth of new daughter Olivia just three weeks ago, Wright says her family was counting on a tax refund to cover the cost of her unpaid maternity leave. Wright is one of millions of Americans for whom tax season 2019 has been a source of surprise and disappointment. According to Nerd Wallet, 59% of Americans who have filed their federal tax returns so far have reported smaller refunds this year than last year.
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REPORTER: Wright, who manages a coffee shop said that although she and her husband make less than $50,000, under new tax laws they don’t qualify for an earned income tax credit. And they’re no longer able to claim the personal deductions they claimed last year. She is among those tax payers for whom the change in the tax code is a very big deal.
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REPORTER: As for Wright, she says she and her husband are still trying to figure out what they’re going to do about a lack of tax refund. To make ends meet, she’s now started a Pay Pal Me fund and made the difficult decision to return to work later this week, four weeks earlier than she had originally planned.
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