As the Working Families Tax Cut Law Is Implemented and Creates New Opportunities for American Families, Democrats Tout the Tax Cuts They Tried to Prevent
DEMOCRATS HAVE SPENT MUCH OF 2026 TOUTING PROVISIONS PASSED IN REPUBLICANS’ WORKING FAMILIES TAX CUTS LAW
- “The Working Families Tax Cuts (WFTC) has done tremendous good for the American people. At the beginning of the month, Republicans hailed the one-year anniversary of those tax cuts and found that refunds were up 11 percent, with the average refund exceeding $3,400.” (Townhall: Democrats Keep Trying to Take Credit for the Working Families Tax Cuts – 7/28/26)
- Every single Senate Democrat voted against the Working Families Tax Cuts law, including its No Tax on Tips and No Tax on Overtime provisions. (H.R. 1: Roll Call Vote #372 – 7/1/25)
- In the one year since Republicans passed this sweeping legislation, Democrats have touted many of its provisions helping working Americans:
- “Sen. Ruben Gallego introduced a bill that would make Trump Accounts permanent, but remove President Trump’s name from them. Gallego would call them ‘American Dream Accounts’ instead. Gallego voted against the WFTC after declaring he was ‘up all night’ fighting against them ‘for the millions of Americans who will be worse off because of this tax bill.’” (Townhall: Democrats Keep Trying to Take Credit for the Working Families Tax Cuts – 7/28/26)
- In the House, “Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-N.M., voted against the package that implemented President Donald Trump’s ‘no tax on tips’ law despite calling for a permanent implementation of the policy just a month later. ‘Tipped workers deserve to take home more of their hard-earned pay,’ Vasquez told local outlets in August.” (Fox News: Vulnerable battleground Dem embraces ‘no tax on tips’ after voting against Trump bill – 8/10/26)
- “New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker called the WFTC a ‘moral obscenity’ and voted against the legislation. But on July 6, Booker said he always fought for ‘baby bonds’ and called them a ‘real foundation of wealth.’ ‘Those accounts are now live’ refers to the launch of the Trump accounts, of course.” (Townhall: Democrats Keep Trying to Take Credit for the Working Families Tax Cuts – 7/28/26)
- “Gov. Katie Hobbs of Arizona once begged her state’s congressional delegation to vote against the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ … But less than a week ago, Hobbs was out touting No Tax on Tips after signing a $18.3 billion Arizona budget.” (Townhall: Democrats Keep Trying to Take Credit for the Working Families Tax Cuts – 7/28/26)
- “In Nevada, Reps. Dina Titus, Steven Horsford, and Susie Lee, as well as Senators Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen wrote a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ‘to ensure the successful implementation’ of the No Tax on Tips provision for their constituents and other tipped workers. All these Nevada legislators voted no on the Working Families Tax Cuts, including the No Tax on Tips provision, even though they admitted that they are ‘lawmakers representing our nation’s most hospitality and service industry dependent economy.’” (Townhall: Democrats Unanimously Opposed the Working Families Tax Cuts. Now They’re Trying to Take Credit for It. – 7/9/26)
IN ADDITION TO TOUTING TAX CUTS ENACTED BY REPUBLICANS, DEMOCRATS ARE ALSO TOUTING REPUBLICANS’ $50 BILLION RURAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM AFTER VOTING AGAINST IT
- “Democrats are praising investments in rural health care created by President Donald Trump’s landmark tax and spending cut law after railing against the legislation for months.” (The Daily Caller: Democrats Despise Trump’s Signature Law — Except For The Billions Going To Their States – 1/7/26)
- Senate Democrat Leader Chuck Schumer called the program a “fraud,” but New York and every other state applied for and received funding from the Rural Health Transformation Program. (New York State: New York State Department of Health Submits Application for $1 Billion Under the Federal Rural Health Transformation Program – 11/6/25; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: CMS Announces $50 Billion in Awards to Strengthen Rural Health in All 50 States – 12/29/25; CQ: Senate Democrats Hold Media Availability After Closed Policy Luncheon – 6/24/25)
- “‘Pennsylvania is home to some of our nation’s finest hospitals and health care providers, but too often folks in rural communities struggle to get access to the high quality care they deserve,’ Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro wrote on X following federal officials announcing a $193 million award in the Keystone State. ‘This plan will change that.’ Shapiro did not disclose the funding was created by the [Working Families Tax Cuts], which he panned during the lead-up to the bill’s passage through Congress.” (The Daily Caller: Democrats Despise Trump’s Signature Law — Except For The Billions Going To Their States – 1/7/26)
- “Hawaii Gov. Josh Green argued his state’s $189 million award will ‘close the distance between rural communities and the care they deserve.’ He argued the budget law ‘guts funding for healthcare’ in a joint statement with Hawaii’s congressional delegation in July.” (The Daily Caller: Democrats Despise Trump’s Signature Law — Except For The Billions Going To Their States – 1/7/26)
- “Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, who penned an op-ed referring to the ‘big, beautiful bill’ as a ‘big betrayal,’ praised the $221 million award doled out by the Trump administration. The first tranche of funding will ‘go a long way in fundamentally changing the health care delivery system for rural communities across the state,’ according to Kelly.” (The Daily Caller: Democrats Despise Trump’s Signature Law — Except For The Billions Going To Their States – 1/7/26)
- “North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein also applauded his state’s $213 million award, which he argued will ‘connect more people to more high-quality health care.’ He previously railed against the budget law as a ‘disgrace’ and inflicting ‘devastating consequences’ on North Carolinians.” (The Daily Caller: Democrats Despise Trump’s Signature Law — Except For The Billions Going To Their States – 1/7/26)
- Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) even introduced an amendment to increase funding for the Rural Health Transformation Program. (U.S. Congress: S.Amdt.4623 to S.1383 – accessed 8/13/26)
AS MANY DEMOCRATS TRY TO HIDE BEHIND THESE REPUBLICAN ACCOMPLISHMENTS, DEMOCRAT LEADERS ARE BOWING TO THE LEFT-WING TAKEOVER OF THEIR PARTY
- “What is true: the Democratic Party’s progressive wing is clearly ascendant. And after Michigan, party leaders and donors can no longer write off the leftist wins as being isolated to deep blue seats in New York City.” (Punchbowl News: AM: The left strikes back – 8/5/26)
- “Progressives’ victories in deep-blue House primaries signaled once again the party’s leftward drift.” (Punchbowl News: AM: Trump on Fly Out Day – 8/6/26)
- “Tuesday’s results will only embolden progressives in both chambers.” (Punchbowl News: AM: The left strikes back – 8/5/26)
- Democrat leaders clearly understand the new dynamic in their party: “Just asked Chuck Schumer if the rise of DSA [Democratic Socialists of America] is good for Dems.” (CNN’s Manu Raju: post on X – 8/4/26)
- “Look, we are a big tent party, and being a big tent party is a strength, not a weakness.” – Senate Democrat Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.)
- “Schumer said over and over again — and over again, we’re not kidding — that Democrats need to be a ‘big-tent’ party that welcomes rather than suppresses opposing visions of its future. Schumer even deployed the term ‘big tent-ism’ at one point.” (Punchbowl News: AM: Trump on Fly Out Day – 8/6/26)
- “Former Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday embraced a series of progressive policy proposals she did not campaign on in 2024, including expanding the Supreme Court and abolishing the Electoral College, as she continues weighing a potential 2028 presidential bid.” (Fox News: Kamala Harris backs major changes to the Supreme Court, Electoral College ahead of possible 2028 campaign – 8/1/26)
- “We must allow for a real conversation about revisiting certain things. I know this is gonna be controversial coming from me, in particular. We need to revisit the Electoral College.” – Former Vice President Kamala Harris
- “We need to revisit the point of expanding the court to 13 justices like we have 13 district courts.” – Former Vice President Kamala Harris
- “She also suggested the U.S. should revisit statehood for Puerto Rico, expanding beyond her previous support for statehood for Washington, D.C.” (Fox News: Kamala Harris backs major changes to the Supreme Court, Electoral College ahead of possible 2028 campaign – 8/1/26)