While Michigan Democrats are fighting to lower costs for working families and ensure billionaires and millionaires pay their fair share in taxes, Republicans are running on a plan to raise taxes on nearly 40% of low-income and middle-class families in the Great Lakes State.
In Michigan, Republican Representatives Bergman (MI-01), Huizenga (MI-02), McClain (MI-10), Meijer (MI-03), Moolenar (MI-04), Upton (MI-06), and Walberg (MI-07) have made it clear that obstructing Democrats’ agenda and handing out tax breaks to large corporations and wealthy families for political gain will always trump every opportunity to help the Michiganders they are supposed to represent. In fact, time and time again when Michigan Republicans had the opportunity to invest in their constituents they voted against it, including President Biden’s budget, the American Rescue Plan, and even the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
As Michigan Democrats in Congress fight tooth and nail to deliver for Michigan families, here are three questions every House Republican from Michigan must answer for their constituents:
- Do you support Rick Scott’s plan to raise taxes on nearly 40% of Michiganders? According to this data, Republicans’ economic agenda – which they have promised to pass if successful in this year’s midterm elections – would hike taxes by more than $1,000 on average for close to 40 percent of Michiganders. Constituents and voters deserve to know if their Republican representatives support this plan.
- Why don’t Michigan Republicans want to lower health care costs for the American people? Because of the American Rescue Plan, Michiganders saved hundreds per month, with lower monthly premiums, and over 300,000 gained access to an insurance plan. Yet, every single Michigan Republican in Congress voted against the American Rescue Plan, and they have remained silent on whether they support Senator Ron Johnson’s plan to immediately try to repeal the Affordable Care Act in 2023.
- Do they plan on continuing that streak by running on a platform to cut taxes for billionaires and millionaires? A vast majority of Michigan Republicans voted twice against cutting taxes for working Michiganders. And in 2017, Bergman, Huizenga, Moolenaar, and Walberg all voted for Trump’s tax cuts for the rich. While Rep. Peter Meijer wasn’t in office under Trump, he has still pledged to vote with his party and protect tax handouts that he and millionaires like him profited from.
