Frank Clemente · [email protected]

April 13, 2023 at 6:13 PM

Fight back against TurboTax and H&R Block

Last year, U.S. taxpayers spent roughly 13 hours and $250 filing their taxes. John, Thanks to you, last year President Biden and Democrats in Congress approved the largest-ever investment in the IRS―providing $80 billion over 10 years to crack down on wealthy and corporate tax ch…

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  Maura Quint · [email protected]

April 12, 2023 at 4:47 PM

RE: Tell the New IRS Commissioner: Implement a free, simple tax-filing system that saves taxpayers time and money

For the last 20 years, tax-filing software companies such as TurboTax and H&R Block have successfully lobbied the federal government to stop the IRS from implementing a free, simple way for most U.S. taxpayers to file their income taxes online. John, How much did you pay to f…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

April 11, 2023 at 8:32 PM

Tell the New IRS Commissioner: Implement a free, simple tax-filing system that saves taxpayers time and money

For the last 20 years, tax-filing software companies such as TurboTax and H&R Block have successfully lobbied the federal government to stop the IRS from implementing a free, simple way for most U.S. taxpayers to file their income taxes online. John, Each year, millions of ta…

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  Maura Quint · [email protected]

April 8, 2023 at 3:58 PM

RE: Senate Republicans want to abolish the estate tax on millionaire and billionaire families

According to Americans for Tax Fairness research, family dynasties like the Waltons and Kochs are set to pass $21 trillion on to their heirs over the next two decades virtually tax free. John, We’re told by congressional Republicans that the federal government can’t afford to ful…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

April 7, 2023 at 9:39 PM

Senate Republicans want to abolish the estate tax on millionaire and billionaire families

According to Americans for Tax Fairness research, family dynasties like the Waltons and Kochs are set to pass $21 trillion on to their heirs over the next two decades virtually tax free. John, The estate tax is a very progressive tax that curbs the accumulation of dynastic wealth…

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  Maura Quint · [email protected]

April 5, 2023 at 3:14 PM

RE: [take action] Demand Congress strengthen, not cut, the estate tax on millionaire and billionaire families

Senator John Thune (R-SD) has introduced a bill that would completely eliminate the estate tax, and he has 40 Republican co-sponsors in the Senate. John, America’s wealthiest family dynasties―like the Waltons and Kochs―are set to pass $21 trillion on to their heirs over the next …

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

April 4, 2023 at 6:40 PM

[take action] Demand Congress strengthen, not cut, the estate tax on millionaire and billionaire families

Senator John Thune (R-SD) has introduced a bill that would completely eliminate the estate tax, and he has 40 Republican co-sponsors in the Senate. John, Due to tax loopholes written into law by clever tax lawyers and members of Congress, America’s wealthiest family dynasties cou…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

March 31, 2023 at 7:37 PM

Democrats don’t need Kyrsten Sinema’s vote and her Wall Street-friendly politics

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema―the Democrat turned Independent from Arizona―recently told a room full of Republican donors that it’s thanks to her that they kept their tax rates so low: John, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema―the Democrat turned Independent from Arizona―recently told a room full of Repub…

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  Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]

March 29, 2023 at 2:51 PM

RE: AT&T got a tax refund of $1.2 billion

We’re leading the fight against these Trump-GOP tax breaks for corporations. John, Just one provision in the Trump tax cuts has saved 23 wealthy corporations $50 billion―so far.[1] We just learned that a U.S. Chamber of Commerce-led coalition is fighting to renew that tax break―…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

March 28, 2023 at 8:55 PM

AT&T got a tax refund of $1.2 billion

We’re leading the fight against these Trump-GOP tax breaks for corporations. John, Last week, ATF supporters sent more than 23,000 letters to Congress to oppose renewal of a $155 billion tax handout to corporations that was part of the Trump tax cuts in 2017. The Research and Exp…

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  Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]

March 25, 2023 at 5:38 PM

RE: Stop this bill that hands $155 billion in tax cuts to corporations

U.S. corporations are enjoying the highest profit margins in more than 70 years, fueled by price gouging. It’s time they start paying their fair share in taxes. John, Even as major, profitable corporations are price gouging the American people, they are demanding that Congress gi…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

March 24, 2023 at 6:49 PM

Stop this bill that hands $155 billion in tax cuts to corporations

U.S. corporations are enjoying the highest profit margins in more than 70 years, fueled by price gouging. It’s time they start paying their fair share in taxes. John, When we defeated an end-of-year $600 billion package of three corporate tax cuts, we knew the fight wasn’t over. …

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

March 21, 2023 at 9:01 PM

Dark money group spends $1 million to defeat Billionaire Minimum Income Tax

The dark money group Saving America's Family Enterprises Inc. has already spent $1 million on an ad campaign in targeted states. John, For over a year, Americans for Tax Fairness Action Fund has led the fight to pass the Billionaire Minimum Income Tax in Congress, which would gua…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

March 18, 2023 at 7:26 PM

Tell Congress: Defend Medicaid and CHIP against Republican budget cuts.

If Republicans are serious about addressing the debt and deficit, they should raise taxes on the rich and corporations, not cut programs that provide healthcare to working people and children. John, Right-wing politicians have said that everything is on the table in their fight t…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

March 17, 2023 at 5:56 PM

Republicans claim that slashing services are the only solution. We’re offering the American people a clear alternative.

The Biden budget provides a clear roadmap to responsibly investing in our future. John, In response to President Biden’s historic budget proposal, the far-right House Freedom Caucus has come out with their own plan to slash healthcare, education, science, labor programs, and more…

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  Andrea Haverdink · [email protected]

March 16, 2023 at 2:33 PM

RE: New Infographic: What’s in Biden’s historic budget?

So far, other than threatening to default on paying the bills Congress has already approved, Republicans have refused to say what programs they want to cut. John, When Republicans took back control of the House with one of the narrowest majorities in history, they came out swingi…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

March 15, 2023 at 7:03 PM

RE: New Infographic: What’s in Biden’s historic budget?

So far, other than threatening to default on paying the bills Congress has already approved, Republicans have refused to say what programs they want to cut. John, President Biden’s 2024 budget provides a roadmap for how America can create an economy that works for all of us. It’s…

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  Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]

March 13, 2023 at 1:53 PM

RE: [take action] Tell Congress to pass the Biden budget

President Biden has demonstrated that by making the wealthy and corporations pay their fair share, we can invest in working families. John, This past week, President Biden released his fiscal year 2024 budget, which stands in sharp contrast with policies of Congressional Republic…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

March 11, 2023 at 8:17 PM

[take action] Tell Congress to pass the Biden budget

President Biden has demonstrated that by making the wealthy and corporations pay their fair share, we can invest in working families. John, President Biden’s history-making budget released last week plainly shows whose side he’s on: working families struggling with the high cost …

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  Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]

March 10, 2023 at 11:28 PM

RE: Biden’s budget would end the scandal of billionaires not paying a dime in taxes

Unlike Republican priorities, the Biden budget does not propose to renew the Trump tax cuts that benefit the rich. John, Unlike Republican calls to balance the budget on the backs of working families while spending trillions on tax cuts for the wealthy, President Biden’s budget d…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

March 10, 2023 at 1:26 AM

Biden’s budget would end the scandal of billionaires not paying a dime in taxes

Unlike Republican priorities, the Biden budget does not propose to renew the Trump tax cuts that benefit the rich. John, President Biden just released his fiscal year 2024 budget and it draws the clearest contrast yet with House Republicans’ plans to cut critical programs while p…

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  Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]

March 8, 2023 at 4:30 PM

RE: President Biden has responded to our call to tax the rich to extend the Medicare Trust Fund

President Biden is out with a plan to extend the lifespan of the Medicare Trust Fund and lower out-of-pocket costs. “If the MAGA Republicans get their way, seniors will pay higher out-of-pocket costs on prescription drugs and insulin, the deficit will be bigger, and Medicare will…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

March 8, 2023 at 12:54 AM

President Biden has responded to our call to tax the rich to extend the Medicare Trust Fund

President Biden is out with a plan to extend the lifespan of the Medicare Trust Fund and lower out-of-pocket costs. John, Congressional Republicans have made clear that everything is on the table as they seek to make massive cuts to critical programs, including healthcare program…

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  Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]

March 5, 2023 at 6:22 PM

RE: House Republicans want to renew WHICH Trump bill?!

Republicans’ economic agenda is to slash OUR earned benefits so they can cut taxes for their wealthy and corporate donors. John, For decades, Republicans have peddled lies to the American people that tax cuts for the rich and corporations would “trickle down” into their pockets. …

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

March 4, 2023 at 7:12 PM

House Republicans want to renew WHICH Trump bill?!

Republicans’ economic agenda is to slash OUR earned benefits so they can cut taxes for their wealthy and corporate donors. John, Since Republicans took control of the U.S. House in January, they’ve voted to repeal new funding for the IRS being used to catch wealthy tax cheats, pr…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

March 3, 2023 at 8:32 PM

[take action] Tell Congress to defend funding for tax enforcement

Systemic racism is alive and well in federal tax laws written by Congress—a better funded IRS can help change that. John, For the last decade, Republicans have worked to slash funding for the IRS to protect their wealthy friends and corporate donors from having to pay their fair …

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

March 2, 2023 at 5:56 PM

[take action] Tell Amazon to put workers first

We’re joining Chris Smalls to demand Amazon negotiate a contract with the Amazon Labor Union. John, For too long we’ve seen headline after headline about billion-dollar corporations raking in record profits while paying their workers low wages or busting union organizing efforts…

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  Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]

February 28, 2023 at 2:37 PM

RE: This week, millionaires stop paying into Social Security

If millionaires and billionaires paid into Social Security on a larger share of their income, we could not only expand Social Security for millions of people, we could greatly extend the lifespan of the Trust Fund. John, Today is Millionaire’s Day. You might be thinking, “Isn’t …

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

February 27, 2023 at 7:38 PM

This week, millionaires stop paying into Social Security

If millionaires and billionaires paid into Social Security on a larger share of their income, we could not only expand Social Security for millions of people, we could greatly extend the lifespan of the Trust Fund. John, Tomorrow, millionaires stop paying into Social Security. Th…

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  Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]

February 26, 2023 at 5:31 PM

RE: TELL CONGRESS: Reject renewing Trump’s tax cuts for the wealthy

House Republicans are mobilizing support for a bill that would make Trump’s tax cuts for the wealthy PERMANENT. John, When Republicans were selling the Trump tax cuts to the American people in 2017, they claimed it would be a major boost to working families―even though the tax cu…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

February 26, 2023 at 12:50 AM

TELL CONGRESS: Reject renewing Trump’s tax cuts for the wealthy

House Republicans are mobilizing support for a bill that would make Trump’s tax cuts for the wealthy PERMANENT. John, When Republicans passed the Trump tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations in 2017, they allowed the tax cuts for the wealthy to expire in 2025 for two reasons: …

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  Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]

February 24, 2023 at 4:53 PM

RE: Tell Congress: Strengthen Medicare; make the richest 1% pay their fair share

Together, we’re fighting back against attempts to cut Medicare with proposals that will support 65 million older and disabled Americans for years to come. John, We have a chance to strengthen Medicare while closing two tax loopholes exploited by wealthy business owners, adding 12…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

February 23, 2023 at 7:33 PM

Tell Congress: Strengthen Medicare; make the richest 1% pay their fair share

Together, we’re fighting back against attempts to cut Medicare with proposals that will support 65 million older and disabled Americans for years to come. John, As congressional Republicans work to make devastating cuts to Medicare, we’re fighting for changes that strengthen Medi…

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  Andrea Haverdink · [email protected]

February 22, 2023 at 3:21 PM

RE: Republicans want to make the Trump tax cuts for the wealthy permanent:

Check out the differences between the GOP and Democratic agendas: John, Already this year, we’ve led the charge against a GOP vote in the House that would protect wealthy tax cheats by defunding the IRS and against a new bill that would establish a 30% national sales tax on every…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

February 21, 2023 at 7:04 PM

Republicans want to make the Trump tax cuts for the wealthy permanent:

Check out the differences between the GOP and Democratic agendas: John, House Republicans just introduced a bill that would make the Trump tax cuts for the rich and corporations permanent. This comes after they’ve already voted earlier this year to protect wealthy tax cheats by …

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  Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]

February 19, 2023 at 4:01 PM

RE: Tell Your Senators: Fight corporate greed. Become a co-sponsor of the Stock Buyback Accountability Act

Together, we’re standing up for workers and our communities and fighting back against corporate greed. John, Corporate greed is behind the Norfolk Southern Railways train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, which released toxic chemicals into the air, land, and water, and forced …

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

February 18, 2023 at 6:35 PM

Tell Your Senators: Fight corporate greed. Become a co-sponsor of the Stock Buyback Accountability Act

Together, we’re standing up for workers and our communities and fighting back against corporate greed. John, The railroad derailment in East Palestine, Ohio and the resulting toxic chemical spill that has displaced thousands of residents was preventable, if rail carrier Norfolk S…

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  Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]

February 16, 2023 at 3:21 PM

RE: Tell Congress: Expand Social Security!

The best defense is a good offense. John, Republicans claim they don’t want to cut Social Security in the debt ceiling fight even though they’ve put forward proposals that raise the retirement age to 70 (a cut to Social Security), privatize Social Security (a handout to Wall Stre…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

February 15, 2023 at 7:50 PM

Tell Congress: Expand Social Security!

The best defense is a good offense. John, At a time when congressional Republicans have proposals to cut, privatize, and even “sunset” Social Security, we’re fighting back.[1] And, the best defense is a good offense. That’s why our champion in the Senate, Bernie Sanders, has int…

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  Andrea Haverdink · [email protected]

February 14, 2023 at 3:21 PM

RE: A regressive 30% national sales tax is no longer a fringe issue in the Republican Party:

Each of these leading Republicans supports their party’s plan to abolish the IRS and abolish the entire federal tax code. John, From Ron DeSantis to Mike Pence to Nikki Haley, leading Republicans are lining up to show just how extreme they can be in slashing taxes paid by their m…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

February 13, 2023 at 10:24 PM

A regressive 30% national sales tax is no longer a fringe issue in the Republican Party:

Each of these leading Republicans supports their party’s plan to abolish the IRS and abolish the entire federal tax code. John, Abolishing the federal tax code in favor of a regressive 30% national sales tax used to be a fringe issue in the Republican Party. Not anymore: Each …

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  Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]

February 11, 2023 at 3:00 PM

RE: President Biden: “No billionaire should pay a lower tax rate than a school teacher or a firefighter”

Our tax code is riddled with loopholes that allow many ultra-wealthy to get away with paying little to nothing in federal income tax. John, This week, President Biden rallied the American people behind his proposal of a Billionaire Minimum Income Tax, which would ensure househol…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

February 10, 2023 at 5:20 PM

President Biden: “No billionaire should pay a lower tax rate than a school teacher or a firefighter”

Our tax code is riddled with loopholes that allow many ultra-wealthy to get away with paying little to nothing in federal income tax. John, In his State of the Union address, President Biden called on Congress to pass the Billionaire Minimum Income Tax to ensure that households …

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  Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]

February 8, 2023 at 3:51 PM

RE: We’re fighting alongside President Biden to pass the Billionaire Minimum Income Tax

The Billionaire Minimum Income Tax Act would ensure that every household worth over $100 million is paying an effective tax rate of at least 20% on their full income each year. John, Last night, in his State of the Union address, President Biden called on Congress to pass the Bil…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

February 7, 2023 at 9:44 PM

We’re fighting alongside President Biden to pass the Billionaire Minimum Income Tax

The Billionaire Minimum Income Tax Act would ensure that every household worth over $100 million is paying an effective tax rate of at least 20% on their full income each year. John, Tonight, President Biden will deliver his first State of the Union address before the new session…

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  Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]

February 5, 2023 at 7:28 PM

RE: New Republican plan: $200 grocery bill would cost $320

With MAGA Republicans taking over the House of Representatives, policies that were once considered fringe are now front and center in the GOP agenda. John, How can Congress make inflation worse? Implement a national sales tax of 30%! And, that’s exactly what House Republicans ar…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

February 3, 2023 at 10:09 PM

New Republican plan: $200 grocery bill would cost $320

With MAGA Republicans taking over the House of Representatives, policies that were once considered fringe are now front and center in the GOP agenda. John, Congressional Republicans are not shy about advancing their agenda: cutting taxes for the rich while attacking critical prog…

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  Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]

February 1, 2023 at 7:20 PM

RE: [take action] Demand members of Congress pledge to never cut Social Security and Medicare benefits

The only way we can defeat these attacks is by demanding lawmakers stay united and refuse to cut Social Security and Medicare benefits today and in the future. John, We’re applying massive pressure to members of Congress to pledge to never cut Social Security or Medicare benefits…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

January 31, 2023 at 11:36 PM

[take action] Demand members of Congress pledge to never cut Social Security and Medicare benefits

The only way we can defeat these attacks is by demanding lawmakers stay united and refuse to cut Social Security and Medicare benefits today and in the future. John, Congressional Republicans are ready to wreck the U.S. economy unless President Biden agrees to cuts to Social Secu…

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  Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]

January 28, 2023 at 3:56 PM

RE: Bernie Sanders is preparing to re-introduce his bill to expand Social Security

We’re fighting alongside our champions in Congress to expand Social Security benefits and pay for it by lifting the payroll tax cap to make millionaires and billionaires pay their fair share. John, Republicans claim they want to “save” Social Security. But that’s nothing more tha…

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