06.04.25

The Republican Agenda Is the American People’s Agenda

Even as Americans Have Made Clear Time and Time Again Their Desire for Low Taxes, a Secure Border, a Strong Military, and Renewed Domestic Energy Production, Democrats Are Determined to Stand in the Way

AMERICANS SUPPORT PERMANENTLY EXTENDING THE TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT (TCJA) AND UNDERSTAND THE IMPLICATIONS OF DEMOCRATS’ PUSH TO RAISE TAXES

  • “[L]etting the tax reforms lapse would result in a $4 trillion tax increase in 2026…” (The Wall Street Journal: Editorial: Republicans Reconcile on Taxes – 2/14/25)
    • A family of four making $80,000 would see a $1,700 tax increase if the TCJA expires. (Tax Foundation: Tax Calculator: How the TCJA’s Expiration Will Affect You – 3/12/24)
    • The child tax credit would return to $1,000 per child, down from the TCJA level of $2,000. (Bloomberg Government: Will Trump and Congress Extend TCJA Tax Cuts? – 2/20/25)
    • The standard deduction, which nearly 90% of taxpayers claim, would be cut roughly in half. (Tax Foundation: Nearly 90 Percent of Taxpayers Are Projected to Take the TCJA’s Expanded Standard Deduction – 9/26/18)
  • “By a nearly 3- to- 1 margin (64% to 20%), voters favor permanently extending the TCJA noting its ability to reduce and simplify the federal tax burden on families and businesses, stimulate economic growth, create jobs, and enhance the global competitiveness of American companies.”
    • “Support for permanent tax relief transcends partisan lines, with 81% of Republicans, 55% of Independents, and even a majority—53%—of Democrats backing the 2017 tax law.”
    • “78% believe the best way to balance the budget is by holding the line on taxes, cutting wasteful spending, and promoting pro-growth policies—rather than increasing taxes.” (U.S. Chamber of Commerce poll – 3/4/25)
  • “In the context of inflation, voters are opposed to a tax increase in this environment:” By a 62%-25% margin, voters believe, “With the country still dealing with inflation, now is not the time to raise taxes.” (The Winston Group: Raising Taxes In A Time of Inflation – 5/22/25)
  • “There is also a belief that tax increases on businesses will lead to higher costs for consumers. 70% of the country believes that if companies have to pay more in taxes, those costs will be passed on to consumers in higher prices,” with only 16% in disagreement. (The Winston Group: Raising Taxes In A Time of Inflation – 5/22/25)

AMERICANS WANT SECURE BORDERS AND A STRONG MILITARY, CENTRAL TENETS OF REPUBLICANS’ RECONCILIATION BILL

  • Republicans’ reconciliation bill “is set to infuse the Trump administration with a monumental funding hike for immigration enforcement, aiming to dramatically ramp up the scale and pace of the president’s mass-deportation agenda.” (The Washington Post: House GOP budget adds $150 billion for Trump’s immigration enforcement – 5/23/25)
  • According to the Department of Homeland Security, “While DHS has created the most secure border in American history, we cannot maintain it without support from Congress. The Big Beautiful Bill, endorsed by President Trump and Secretary Noem, will provide funding that our components need to fully and permanently secure the border.” (U.S. Department of Homeland Security: The Big Beautiful Bill Will Keep our Border Secure – 5/30/25)
    • 55% of Americans overall approve of President Trump’s job performance on border security. (Fox News poll – 4/24/25)
    • According to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, 55% of Americans also support “increase[ing] the deportation of illegal immigrants.” (Reuters/Ipsos poll – May 2025)
  • The reconciliation bill also invests $150 billion in our military, representing “a generational upgrade for our national security with historic funding for Golden Dome, American manufacturing, innovative unmanned technology, and new shipbuilding efforts,” including funding “to expand the maritime industrial base, build 13 Battle Force ships, and rapidly grow an unmanned fleet.” (Sen. Wicker: SASC Chairman Roger Wicker Releases Defense Reconciliation Bill – 6/4/25; U.S. Senate and House Armed Services Committees: SASC/HASC Defense Reconciliation Overview – accessed 6/4/25)
    • “A record share of Americans support higher defense spending, according to the annual Reagan National Defense Survey...” (Defense News: Record share of Americans support higher defense spending – 12/5/24)
    • According to the annual survey, 8 in 10 Americans (79%) support increased defense spending. (Ronald Reagan Institute: Reagan National Defense Survey – Nov. 2024)
    • “A majority of respondents (61%) believe the United States military should be large enough to win two simultaneous wars at once.” (Ronald Reagan Institute: Reagan National Defense Survey Shows Strong, Growing Support for U.S. Leadership in the World – 12/5/24)

AMERICANS ALSO WANT TO UNLEASH DOMESTIC ENERGY PRODUCTION TO COMBAT HIGH ENERGY PRICES CAUSED BY THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION

  • Republicans’ reconciliation bill increases leases for energy and mineral production and “mandate[s] quarterly onshore lease sales, four new sales in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and new offshore lease sales in the western Gulf of Mexico and Alaska’s Cook Inlet.” (E&E News: Republicans detail plans for oil and gas sales, permitting – 5/2/25)
    • 35% of Americans worry a “great deal” about the availability and affordability of energy, a 13-point increase from the Gallup survey low reached in 2020. (Gallup poll – 4/9/25)
    • The same poll found that 81% of people in households that make under $50,000 per year are among “the most concerned about increasing electricity and gas bills.” (Ipsos poll – 4/23/25)
  • During President Biden’s time in office, energy, gasoline, electricity, and natural gas prices all skyrocketed:
    • Energy prices increased by 30.54%.
    • Gasoline prices increased by 30.50%.
    • Electricity prices increased by 28.55%.
    • Natural gas prices increased by 33.30%. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Consumer Price Index – accessed 1/15/25; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Consumer Price Index –December 2024 – 1/15/25)

DEMOCRATS WILL “USE EVERY TOOL” TO OBSTRUCT ACTION ON AMERICANS’ PRIORITIES, EVEN AS VOTERS CONTINUE TO BELIEVE THE DEMOCRAT PARTY IS NOT FOCUSED ON THE ISSUES THAT MATTER MOST

  • Senate Democrat Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has called Republicans’ reconciliation bill everything from a “partisan monstrosity,” to “one of the most destructive and shamelessly self-serving pieces of legislation in modern American history,” and pledged to “use every tool at our disposal” to fight the bill. (Sen. Schumer: Leader Schumer Dear Colleague On Senate Democrats' All Out Fight Against GOP “One Ugly Bill” – 6/1/25)
  • Yet, according to a June CNN poll, Americans identify more with the Republican Party’s views on the economy and taxes than the Democrat Party’s by a seven-point margin. (CNN poll – 6/1/25)
    • “If it was just this one CNN poll, that would be one thing. But take a look at Reuters/Ipsos… Republicans have a 12-point advantage when it comes to the party with a better economic plan. And again, this is after months of supposed economic uncertainty… And yet, despite all of that, the Democrats are down by 12 points on the economy. This speaks to Democratic problems on the economy better than basically anything that you could possibly look at.” – CNN’s Harry Enten
  • 73% of Americans have “little” to no confidence in Democrats’ congressional leaders “to do or to recommend the right thing for the economy.” (Gallup Poll – 4/17/25)
  • “Many Americans say they do not believe the Democratic Party is focused on the economic issues that matter most to them and is instead placing too much emphasis on social issues that they consider less urgent. Asked to identify the Democratic Party’s most important priorities, Americans most often listed abortion, L.G.B.T.Q. rights and climate change.”
    • “The issues that people cited as most important to them personally were the economy and inflation, health care and immigration, the poll found. The kinds of social causes that progressive activists have championed in recent years ranked much lower.” (The New York Times: Many Americans Say the Democratic Party Does Not Share Their Priorities – 2/2/25)