Tammy Baldwin and her liberal colleagues in Washington spent months warning of the chaos that would ensue when Republicans passed their tax cut plan. But just hours after the plan’s passage, businesses including AT&T, Comcast, Boeing, Fifth Third Bancorp and Wells Fargo announced plans to invest in their U.S. workforce with bonuses, pay raises and other projects.
And yesterday, Wisconsin’s own Associated Bank announced plans to increase its minimum wage to $15 per hour and pay workers a $500 bonus. As the tax bill is implemented next year, giving workers a boost in their take home pay and stimulating the economy, Baldwin will face awkward questions from Wisconsinites about why she fought so hard against a bill that is putting money in their pockets.
“Tammy Baldwin and her liberal colleagues in Washington sounded the alarm about imagined negative effects of tax cuts, but all Wisconsinites are seeing are pay raises and more money in their pockets,” said NRSC Communications Director Katie Martin. “Baldwin’s dishonest rhetoric will become harder and harder to justify as Wisconsin voters continue to see the benefits of the Republican tax cut plan.”