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John Barrasso, U.S. Senator, R-Wyo.

“Under the Democrats’ Build Back Better bill, “the experts are telling us that 30% of middle class Americans will end up paying higher taxes” while giving “a tax break to two-thirds of the millionaires in America.”

PolitiFact rated this: Needs context

PolitiFact says: The impact would be small in dollar and percentage terms, and they would result from the murky, indirect impact of a corporate tax hike, not a direct tax visible on a return or paystub.

Lindsey Graham, U.S. senator

“But the House Democrats are saying openly that the tax credit for electric vehicles under their construct, the $4,500, the big part of it, will only be eligible for companies that hire union workers.”

FactCheck.org rated this: We Explain the Proposal

FactCheck.org says: The House's Build Back Better plan calls for extending a $7,500 tax credit for the purchase of electric vehicles, and it includes an additional $4,500 credit for electric vehicles built in the U.S. by union labor.