Taxes on low- and middle-income families
How much low- and middle-income households pay in taxes, and which tax cuts, credits and exemptions reach them, such as the Child Tax Credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit, and whether tips and overtime are taxed.
What they call for
DemocratsRepublicans13 new members addressed this issue (with these filters). Many call for more than one thing.
Cut taxes for working and middle-class families10Expand the Child Tax Credit5End income taxes on tips5End income taxes on overtime pay3Cut taxes for seniors, including on Social Security benefits3Expand the Earned Income Tax Credit2Make the tax code fairer to working and middle-class families2Oppose tax increases on working and middle-class families1Eliminate income taxes for lower-income working families1
Cut taxes for working and middle-class families
10 members“I have a message for ‘Data Center Darline’: South Carolina families deserve a tax break — not your data center friends or Big Tech”View on their website ↗
“Simplify the tax code and cut taxes for working families.”View on their website ↗
“Annie’s the only one with a published plan to reduce our national debt and cut taxes for working families.”View on their website ↗
“Andy has always fought for tax cuts. In 2025, he voted for the largest tax cut in American history, the Big Beautiful Bill. The average Kentucky family with two kids saves $4,200 under the new tax law that Andy helped author, champion, and push through Congress.”View on their website ↗
“And it’s why I supported common-sense tax cuts for hardworking families who need them the most and opposed tax breaks for the wealthy.”View on their website ↗
“We need to give the breaks to families, not the wealthiest among us.”View on their website ↗
“She supports cutting taxes for middle and working class Minnesotans by expanding the Child Tax Credit to give family budgets a boost and lift kids out of poverty.”View on their website ↗
“I worked with President Trump and my House Republican colleagues to ensure that we not only extended President Trump’s historic tax cuts, but found new areas to cut taxes for seniors, hardworking Americans, and families.”View on their website ↗
“Put working people first: Cut taxes for working people, make corporations and the wealthy pay their fair share, and strengthen the right to organize.”View on their website ↗
“That's why I've been fighting back to protect Social Security and Medicare, and to cut taxes for working people, because you should keep more of what you earn.”View on their website ↗
“Cut taxes for working people”View on their website ↗
“Troy wants a tax code that puts more money back in the pockets of working and middle-class families instead of continuing to shower benefits on the wealthy and well-connected.”View on their website ↗
“That’s why Troy will fight to cut taxes for working families so they keep more of what they earn, and expand the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit, so ordinary families get relief rather than people at the very top.”View on their website ↗
“That’s why Chris Pappas is working to lower energy costs for New Hampshire by pushing for energy tax cuts for the middle class, lowering utility bills for veterans and military families, and fighting to protect families who rely on LIHEAP to heat their homes in the winter.”View on their website ↗
“Chris is running for Senate to put Granite Staters first by calling for tax cuts for working families, supporting child care workers, and fighting for expanded child care services — and he’ll continue to take on Trump’s tariffs that are making everyday goods like baby formula too expensive for people who are struggling to make ends meet.”View on their website ↗
“Pappas supports expanding tax cuts for working families to help offset the cost of child care by pushing to strengthen the Child Tax Credit so more parents can afford the care they need while raising their families.”View on their website ↗
“I introduced legislation a couple months ago on energy prices and looking to create a new tax rebate for working class families for their energy bills”View on their website ↗
“This spring, Chris Pappas for Senate rolled out its Tax Cuts and Lower Costs Blueprint for New Hampshire, a plan to tackle the affordability crisis, cut taxes for working families like Manny’s, and make it easier for Granite Staters to not only get by, but get ahead.”View on their website ↗
“In Congress Chris has taken on the tough fights: pushing tax cuts for working families and small businesses, cracking down on predatory companies that target veterans and pollute our water, and standing up to Big Pharma to lower drug costs.”View on their website ↗
“Chris is also fighting to restore the expanded Child Tax Credit, a middle-class tax cut that will put more money back in Granite Staters’ pockets to help afford child care, health care, and groceries.”View on their website ↗
“Chris is also fighting to restore the expanded Child Tax Credit, a middle-class tax cut that will put more money back in Granite Staters’ pockets to help them afford rent, their mortgage, and everyday necessities.”View on their website ↗
“Passing a Tax Cut for the Middle Class, Paid for with a Tax Increase on those Making More than a Million Dollars a Year”View on their website ↗
“In the Senate, he’ll cut taxes for working people, cap credit card interest rates, and lower the cost of rent, groceries, utilities, and gas by making billionaires and giant corporations pay their fair share.”View on their website ↗
“Pass a cost-of-living tax cut for the middle class: Expand the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit, restore the ACA Tax Credits, and provide a tariff rebate to Americans who have been paying too much for everything, and pay for it by closing tax loopholes and making the wealthiest Americans and giant corporations pay their fair share.”View on their website ↗
“Create a fairer tax system: Make giant corporations and the wealthiest Americans pay their fair share of taxes. (That way, we can cut taxes for working families and small businesses.)”View on their website ↗
“In the U.S. Senate, he will fight to strengthen our unions, protect collective bargaining rights, cut taxes for the middle class, and ensure every Iowan has access to affordable health care and housing.”View on their website ↗
“In the U.S. Senate, I will continue to fight for strong unions, higher wages, lower taxes for the middle class, and collective bargaining rights for all”View on their website ↗
“Cut taxes for the middle class and working families and close loopholes for billionaires and big corporations.”View on their website ↗
Expand the Child Tax Credit
5 members“She supports cutting taxes for middle and working class Minnesotans by expanding the Child Tax Credit to give family budgets a boost and lift kids out of poverty.”View on their website ↗
“That’s why Troy will fight to cut taxes for working families so they keep more of what they earn, and expand the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit, so ordinary families get relief rather than people at the very top.”View on their website ↗
“Expand and protect the Child Tax Credit for working families”View on their website ↗
“This year, Congressman Pappas helped reintroduce the American Family Act, which would make the expanded monthly Child Tax Credit a permanent benefit for tens of thousands of families in New Hampshire.”View on their website ↗
“Pappas supports expanding tax cuts for working families to help offset the cost of child care by pushing to strengthen the Child Tax Credit so more parents can afford the care they need while raising their families.”View on their website ↗
“Chris is also fighting to restore the expanded Child Tax Credit, a middle-class tax cut that will put more money back in Granite Staters’ pockets to help afford child care, health care, and groceries.”View on their website ↗
“Chris is also fighting to restore the expanded Child Tax Credit, a middle-class tax cut that will put more money back in Granite Staters’ pockets to help them afford rent, their mortgage, and everyday necessities.”View on their website ↗
“Chris supports strengthening the Child Tax Credit, helping child care providers expand services and hours, and investing in providers and workers to address shortages and long waitlists.”View on their website ↗
“Make it easier to start and raise a family: Expand the Child Tax Credit to help families with the cost of raising children, pass paid family leave legislation that would allow Americans to take time off work to bond with a new child or care for a seriously ill family member, and expand access to affordable child care so that no parent has to choose between continuing their career and starting a family.”View on their website ↗
“Pass a cost-of-living tax cut for the middle class: Expand the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit, restore the ACA Tax Credits, and provide a tariff rebate to Americans who have been paying too much for everything, and pay for it by closing tax loopholes and making the wealthiest Americans and giant corporations pay their fair share.”View on their website ↗
“Expand tax credits that support working families: Expand the Child Tax Credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit, which reward hard work, offset the cost of raising children, and can save the government money over the long-term.”View on their website ↗
End income taxes on tips
5 members“Make No Tax on Tips and No Tax on Social Security permanent.”View on their website ↗
“Andy has always fought for tax cuts. In 2025, he voted for the largest tax cut in American history, the Big Beautiful Bill. The average Kentucky family with two kids saves $4,200 under the new tax law that Andy helped author, champion, and push through Congress.”View on their website ↗
“The Big Beautiful Bill ended taxes on Social Security for seniors, taxes on overtime for Kentucky workers, and tips for Kentucky’s great waiters and waitresses.”View on their website ↗
“Make the One Big Beautiful Bill’s no-tax-on-tips provision permanent”View on their website ↗
“Pappas supports making no tax on tips permanent and has backed the No Tax On Tips Act, which establishes a permanent tax deduction of up to $25,000 for tips earned by workers in professions “for which tipping is customary.””View on their website ↗
“I agree with him that we should have no tax on tips and overtime”View on their website ↗
End income taxes on overtime pay
3 members“Andy has always fought for tax cuts. In 2025, he voted for the largest tax cut in American history, the Big Beautiful Bill. The average Kentucky family with two kids saves $4,200 under the new tax law that Andy helped author, champion, and push through Congress.”View on their website ↗
“The Big Beautiful Bill ended taxes on Social Security for seniors, taxes on overtime for Kentucky workers, and tips for Kentucky’s great waiters and waitresses.”View on their website ↗
“Make the One Big Beautiful Bill’s no-tax-on-overtime provision permanent”View on their website ↗
“I agree with him that we should have no tax on tips and overtime”View on their website ↗
Cut taxes for seniors, including on Social Security benefits
3 members“Make No Tax on Tips and No Tax on Social Security permanent.”View on their website ↗
“Andy has always fought for tax cuts. In 2025, he voted for the largest tax cut in American history, the Big Beautiful Bill. The average Kentucky family with two kids saves $4,200 under the new tax law that Andy helped author, champion, and push through Congress.”View on their website ↗
“The Big Beautiful Bill ended taxes on Social Security for seniors, taxes on overtime for Kentucky workers, and tips for Kentucky’s great waiters and waitresses.”View on their website ↗
“I worked with President Trump and my House Republican colleagues to ensure that we not only extended President Trump’s historic tax cuts, but found new areas to cut taxes for seniors, hardworking Americans, and families.”View on their website ↗
Expand the Earned Income Tax Credit
2 members“That’s why Troy will fight to cut taxes for working families so they keep more of what they earn, and expand the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit, so ordinary families get relief rather than people at the very top.”View on their website ↗
“Pass a cost-of-living tax cut for the middle class: Expand the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit, restore the ACA Tax Credits, and provide a tariff rebate to Americans who have been paying too much for everything, and pay for it by closing tax loopholes and making the wealthiest Americans and giant corporations pay their fair share.”View on their website ↗
“Expand tax credits that support working families: Expand the Child Tax Credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit, which reward hard work, offset the cost of raising children, and can save the government money over the long-term.”View on their website ↗
Make the tax code fairer to working and middle-class families
2 members“Maine’s tax code is upside down. Working and middle-class families pay their taxes every paycheck, while the wealthiest people and biggest corporations too often benefit from loopholes, low rates, and special treatment. Troy Jackson believes it is time to fix that.”View on their website ↗
“Create a fairer tax system: Make giant corporations and the wealthiest Americans pay their fair share of taxes. (That way, we can cut taxes for working families and small businesses.)”View on their website ↗
Oppose tax increases on working and middle-class families
1 member“Oppose tax increases on families making less than $500,000 a year.”View on their website ↗
Eliminate income taxes for lower-income working families
1 member“In addition, I support a cost of living exemption on federal taxes up to $50,000.”View on their website ↗
Raised the issue without a specific call
1 member“Thanks to the One Big Beautiful Bill, working families and small business owners can count on a real tax cut.”View on their website ↗
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