Adam Beitman, adam.beitman@sierraclub.org or 202-670-5585
Tallahassee, FL - Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) is poised to vote for the Republicans tax cut bill for the wealthy and corporations--a plan which will create conditions for the elimination of a wide range of public benefit programs--in exchange for a small increase in the child tax credit.
In Response, Sierra Club Florida Chapter Director Frank Jackalone Released the Following Statement:
“This massive tax cut for corporate polluters and the richest Americans will fall on the backs of working families when politicians like Marco Rubio turn around and call for cuts to Social Security, Medicare and critical programs that safeguard our health at the Environmental Protection Agency. Rubio’s current gambit should be seen for what it is: a slick political head fake designed to signal care for American families while really just setting up an even more devastating attack on the programs and safeguards that keep us safe.
“No one should feign surprise when Rubio turns around and votes for this tax scam.”
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