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John Cornyn: “The Working Family Tax Cuts act permanently increased the…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Cornyn Touts Working Families Tax Cuts: Will Make 'Life More Affordable' for Texans

Published | Video Starts at 05:34

And not a single Senate Democrat voted for it. Essentially by voting against it, they voted for a $3,000 tax increase on most families. Back in Texas, The Working Family Tax Cuts act permanently increased the standard deduction to $15,750, including an annual adjustment for inflation. Without our legislation, the standard deduction would have dropped to $8,300 next year. This means that the 12 million Texas families who claim the standard deduction each year would have had to pay an additional $7,450 in taxes next spring without that legislation having passed. (05:34–05:45)

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Asserts that the act increased the standard deduction to $15,750 with inflation adjustments.

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