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“Makeup” Fact Check RESTORATION PAC – “MAKEUP” FACT CHECK OVERVIEW • Matt Rosendale supported the budget-busting tax plan that will add $2 trillion to the national debt, while enriching the wealthy and corporate executives and threatening cuts to Medicare and Social Security. Jon Tester has consistently fought to balance the budget, even returned $3.3 million from his office funds, and passed legislation to cut down on waste, fraud and abuse in the federal government. • Matt Rosendale supported Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, who was the deciding vote to force Montana small businesses to collect and remit sales taxes for other states. Jon Tester introduced legislation to reverse that decision and protect Montana small businesses from a harmful internet sales tax proposal after Montanans have overwhelmingly rejected a sales tax. • Matt Rosendale has not shown that he would keep Montanans safe – he voted to cut funding for the agency that coordinates counterterrorism efforts in the state, voted against creating a sexual assault prosecution office in the Office of the Attorney General, and was one of only seven state senators to vote against bipartisan legislation to crack down on sex trafficking in the state. Jon Tester backed tough sanctions against the Iranian regime and was a leader in strengthening the security of the visa waiver program to prevent terrorists from entering the United States. • Matt Rosendale’s campaign is being propped up by millions in outside spending and he has proven that he would only be a rubber-stamp for his big donors and the dark money supporting his campaign in Washington, DC. CLAIMS FACTS O/S: MATT ROSENDALE-BACKED BUDGET-BUSTING TAX PLAN WILL ADD NEARLY Impersonation $2 TRILLION TO THE DEBT, ENRICHES THE WEALTHY, AND THREATENS of Montana CUTS TO MEDICARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY politician for parody and REPUBLICAN TAX PLAN WILL ADD OVER $1.5 TRILLION TO THE NATIONAL satire DEBT WHILE ENRICHING WEALTHIEST purposes only. HEADLINE: “Final Tax Bill Could End Up Costing $2.2 Trillion.” [Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, 12/18/17] FAKE JON TESTER: I University Of Pennsylvania Study: Republican Tax Plan “Increases Debt By need to cover Between $1.9 Trillion To $2.2 Trillion Over The Next Decade.” [Penn Wharton up a few Budget Model, University of Pennsylvania, 12/15/17] things • Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget: Final Republican Tax Plan O/S: JON Could Add Between $1.5 Trillion And $2.2 Trillion To The Deficit. [Committee TESTER... for a Responsible Federal Budget, 12/18/17] prior to his U.S. Senate • FactCheck.Org: “Correct” That Republican Tax Plan Would Increase The debate Deficit By At Least $1.5 Trillion. [FactCheck.Org, 3/7/18] FJT: I voted HEADLINE: “Trump’s Tax Cuts in Hand, Companies Spend More on Themselves against the Than on Wages.” [New York Times, 2/26/18] Trump Tax Cuts HEADLINE: “Tax Cut Scoreboard: Workers $6 Billion; Shareholders $171 Billion.” [CNN, 2/16/18] O/S: JON Fortune: Republican Tax Bill Cut Income Tax Rates “For The Richest TESTER. Americans.” [Fortune, 12/16/17] Against Trump Tax Washington Post: Final Republican Tax Plan Included “A New Tax Cut For The Cuts Rich” That Amounted To “A Significant Tax Break For The Very Wealthy.” [Washington Post, 12/15/17] SOURCE: Roll Call Vote New York Times: Corporations Used “Much Of The Money” From The 12-02-17 Republican Tax Plan To Buy Their Own Shares, With Nearly 100 Corporations Announcing More Than $178 Billion In Planned Buybacks. [New York Times, 2/26/18] • New York Times: “The Buybacks Are Also Most Likely To Worsen Economic Inequality Because The Benefits Of Stocks Purchases Flow Disproportionately To The Richest Americans.” [New York Times, 2/26/18] • New York Times: “The Vast Majority Of The Billions Of Dollars In Planned Share Purchases Will Benefit The Richest 10 Percent Of American Households, Who Own 84 Percent Of All Stocks.” [New York Times, 2/26/18] • Reuters: “Massive Stock Repurchases Are…Contributing To Widening Income Inequality By Rewarding Executives With Ever Higher Pay, Often Divorced From A Company’s Underlying Performance.” [Reuters, 12/10/15] REPUBLICAN TAX PLAN WAS EXPECTED TO LEAD TO DRAMATIC CUTS IN PROGRAMS LIKE MEDICARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY HEADLINE: “After Tax Overhaul, GOP Sets Sights On Medicare, Social Security.” [U.S. News & World Report, 12/7/17] AARP: Republican Tax Bill Will Likely Lead To “Dramatic Cuts” To Medicare And Medicaid And Other Programs Serving Older Americans. [News Release, AARP, 12/18/17] U.S. News & World Report: “The Most Likely Targets For Cuts And Restructuring In The Coming Months Are Likely To Be Medicare And Social Security Benefits.” [U.S. News & World Report, 12/7/17] • New York Times: “Marco Rubio…[Told] Business Leaders That The Tax Cuts Were Just The First Step; The Next Is To Reshape Social Security And Medicare For Future Retirees.” [New York Times, 12/2/17] • Paul Ryan: “We’re Going To Have To Get Back Next Year At Entitlement Reform, Which Is How You Tackle The Debt And The Deficit…It’s The Health Care Entitlements That Are The Big Drivers Of Our Debt.” [Washington Post, 12/6/17] • Republican Joint Economic Committee Report: “Ultimately Entitlement Reform Is Necessary To Reverse The Unsustainable Trajectory” Of Federal Debt. [Joint Economic Committee, 3/13/18] JON TESTER HAS CONSISTENTLY FOUGHT FOR A BALANCED BUDGET AND AGAINST WASTEFUL SPENDING JON TESTER HAS CONSISTENTLY SUPPORTED A BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION Jon Tester Cosponsored A Balanced Budget Amendment To The Constitution Twice. [S. J. Res. 18, Cosponsors, Library of Congress, 7/9/15; S. J. Res. 20, Cosponsors, Library of Congress, 7/11/13] 2016: Jon Tester Proposed A Constitutional Balanced Budget Amendment, Arguing “We Cannot Keep Voting For Budget Resolutions — Like Last Week’s — That Add $9 Trillion To The Debt And Swipe The Credit Card Of Our Kids And Grandkids.” [Billings Gazette, 1/22/17] 2011: Jon Tester Voted For A Balanced Budget Amendment That Exempted Social Security And Spending In Times Of Congressional Declared War Or In The Face Of A Serious Military Threat. [CQ, 12/14/11; S.J.Res. 24, Vote 228, 12/14/11] JON TESTER HAS RETURNED UP TO $3.2 MILLION FROM HIS OFFICE BUDGET FUNDS BACK TO THE TREASURY FY2007-FY2017: Jon Tester Returned Up To $3.32 Million In Unspent Taxpayer Funds Allocated For His Office to The Treasury – 10.32 Percent Of His Budgeted Funds. [Report of the Secretary of the Senate, 2007-2018] JON TESTER HAS FOUGHT TO END AUTOMATIC RAISES FOR CONGRESS March 2009: Jon Tester Was One Of 10 Democratic Senators To Vote To Eliminate Automatic Pay Raises For Members Of Congress. [CQ, 3/10/09; Vote 95, S. Amdt. 621 to H.R. 1105, 3/10/09] March 2012: Jon Tester Introduced Measure Eliminating Cost Of Living Adjustment For Members Of Congress. [S. 2210, Text, Library of Congress, 3/20/12] • September 2012: Jon Tester Voted In Favor Of A Continuing Appropriations Measure That Denied Congressional Pay Adjustment. [Public Law 112- 175, 9/28/12; H.R. Res. 117, Vote 199, 9/22/12; Congressional Research Service, 6/21/16] 2009-2016: Jon Tester Cosponsored Bipartisan Measures To Eliminate Automatic Pay Raises For Members Of Congress. [S. 17, Cosponsors, Library of Congress, 9/8/16; S. 133, Cosponsors, Library of Congress, 1/25/11; S. 542, Cosponsors, Library of Congress, 3/10/09] JON TESTER AUTHORED AND VOTED FOR BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO HELP TAXPAYER WATCHDOGS EXPOSE FEDERAL WASTE AND ABUSE HEADLINE: “The Second Bill President Trump Signed Strengthens The Government Accountability Office’s Oversight Powers.” [GovTrack Insider, 3/1/17] HEADLINE: “Congress…Expands Watchdog Powers.” [NextGov, 1/20/17] Roll Call: Jon Tester “Originally Authored” And Voted For The GAO Access And Oversight Act, Signed Into Law By President Trump. [Roll Call, 1/17/17; S. 17, Cosponsors, Library of Congress, 1/3/17; Public Law 115-3, H.R. 72, 1/31/17; CQ, 1/17/17; H.R. 72, Vote 28, 1/17/17] • GovTrack: “Supporters Say The Bill Will Increase Transparency And Efficiency By Bolstering One Of The Few Nonpartisan Agencies Tasked With Ensuring Government Accountability.” [GovTrack, 3/1/17] • E&E News: GAO Access And Oversight Act “Would Strengthen The Federal Government's Top Watchdog.” [E&E Daily, 1/17/17] FJT: And I MATT ROSENDALE BACKED NEIL GORSUCH, THE DECIDING VOTE TO FORCE voted against MONTANA SMALL BUSINESSES TO COLLECT AN INTERNET SALES TAX, Supreme WHICH MONTANANS OVERWHELMINGLY REJECTED Court Justice Gorsuch Matt Rosendale: “Our Country Would Be Well-Served With More Judges Like Neil Gorsuch.” [Senator Steve Daines, Press Release, 3/29/17] O/S: JON TESTER. HEADLINE: “Supreme Court Widens Reach Of Sales Tax For Online Retailers.” Against Neil [New York Times, 6/21/18] Gorsuch Great Falls Tribune: “Neil Gorsuch...Was The Deciding Vote In Thursday’s SOURCE: Decision ‘To Force Montanans To Collect And Remit Sales Taxes To Help Shore Roll Call Vote Up The Finances Of Other States.” [Great Falls Tribune, 6/21/18] 04-07-17 • New York Times: The Supreme Court “Rul[ed] That Internet Retailers Can Be Required To Collect Sales Taxes Even In States Where They Have No Physical Presence.” [New York Times, 6/21/18] HEADLINE: “No! Tax Killed, 3-1.” [Great Falls Tribune, 6/9/93] JON TESTER INTRODUCED LEGISLATION TO ROLL BACK NEIL GORSUCH’S SALES TAX DECISION HEADLINE: “Tester Decries Recent Expansion Of Online Sales Tax During Tour Of Travel Gear Company Based In Billings.” [Billings Gazette, 7/20/18] Jon Tester Introduced The Stop Taxing Our Potential Act To Reverse The Supreme Court Decision That Would Require Montana Businesses To Collect Sales Taxes For Other States.
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