Stated position
Make the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act tax relief permanent and prevent scheduled tax increases on hardworking families and small businesses.
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Derived from a tracked promise: “Make the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act tax relief permanent and prevent scheduled tax increases on hardworking families and small businesses.”
Sources
- U.S. Senate (senate.gov roll call vote 119-372)https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00372.htm ↗
“On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 1, as Amended) ... Bill Passed”
- U.S. Senator John Thune (thune.senate.gov)https://www.thune.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2022/12/thune-south-dakotans-deserve-permanent-tax-relief ↗
“It's time to build on these successes and extend the benefits of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act for the long term.”
- Tax Foundationhttps://taxfoundation.org/research/all/federal/big-beautiful-bill-senate-gop-tax-plan/ ↗
“Make the expiring rate and bracket changes permanent ... President Trump signed the bill into law on July 4, 2025.”
- U.S. Senator John Thune (thune.senate.gov)https://www.thune.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2022/8/thune-democrats-disastrous-spending-bill-is-chock-full-of-tax-hikes-radical-energy-policies ↗
“Democrats' bill raises taxes by hundreds of billions of dollars”
- U.S. Senate (senate.gov roll call vote 117-325)https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00325.htm ↗
“Thune (R-SD), Nay”