Senate Democrats Introduce Resolution to House Republicans’ National Sales Tax Proposal

Two Senate Democrats introduced a resolution on Wednesday condemning a proposal that House Republicans issued last month to raise sales taxes to 30 percent and repeal other taxes like income, payroll and estate. 

The resolution from Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) would declare that the Senate opposes the Fair Tax Act of 2023 and supports the passage of a “responsible tax cut” that would benefit working families, grow the middle class and make the wealthiest individuals and billion-dollar corporations pay “their fair share” of taxes. 

It would also declare that the Senate opposes paying for tax cuts with cuts for Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid or pay and benefits cuts for servicemembers, veterans or law enforcement. 

Read the source article at thehill.com