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10 Congressional Republicans Could See Personal Tax Benefits Skyrocket By $328k
10 Congressional Republicans to Save Up To $328k in Tax Cuts From Same Bill that Guts Healthcare for 18 Million Americans
Six Members Boast $236,800 in Savings on Landlord Rental Income
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, government watchdog Accountable.US released a new report detailing how ten congressional Republicans stand to pocket up to $328,400 in collective personal tax breaks under President Donald Trump’s Big Ugly Bill.
While congressional Democrats fight to avert the Republican healthcare crisis and end the government shutdown, this report offers the most in-depth review of how 10 congressional Republicans, representative of the nearly 70% who personally benefited from the Trump tax scam, put their own tax breaks ahead of Americans’ healthcare. The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) provided the tax policy analysis underlying this report.
As the Big Ugly Bill strips Americans of access to affordable healthcare, congressional Republicans made sure Trump’s scam looked out for their bottom line, not ours. They’re raking in thousands while cutting funding for healthcare, education, and food assistance, and breaking campaign promises to lower costs. Hardworking Americans can’t get ahead when Republicans in Congress are too busy looking out for themselves—we need to cancel the cuts and invest in healthcare.”
Accountable.US Executive Director Tony Carrk
Americans are having to choose between paying for groceries or paying for their chemo bills. People aren't going to the hospital because they can't afford basic medical care. And Republicans in Congress, who represent millions of working families that are struggling to afford basic needs, are actively lining their own pockets with the spoils of their anti-family agenda. They need to do their jobs, fight for affordable health care for Americans, and keep their promises to lower costs instead of pushing even more tax breaks for themselves.”
Unrig Our Economy Campaign Director Leor Tal
While millions of Americans are worrying about how to pay for healthcare, Republican lawmakers are using their power to line their own pockets. This report makes clear that the congressional Republican agenda is about helping themselves and their wealthy and well-connected friends, not the people they were elected to represent."
Kristen Crowell, Executive Director of Fair Share America, which organized last week's shutdown rally, "Healthcare Over Billionaires."
KEY FINDINGS:
- 6 Landlords Saved Big: While millions of Americans stress over the growing cost of housing, six wealthy Republicans in Congress with rental properties earned over $3.2 million in pass-through business income collectively in 2024. These members could see a total of up to $236,800 in tax breaks from the Big Ugly Bill.
- No surprise there: these lawmakers took big donations from the real estate industry, which spent $20.3 million lobbying for perks in Trump’s Big Ugly Bill.
- Big, Beautiful Payday: Ten members could see a combined tax benefit of $138,200 to $328,400, with most members seeing a minimum estimated tax benefit in the five figure range.
- Cash in Congress: 70% of congressional Republicans will likely benefit from their own tax scam.
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