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“Were you aware the $3.5 Trillion Human Infrastructure package includes an animal agriculture tax of $2,600‼️ per head of cattle? $500 for swine!!!”

PolitiFact rated this: False

PolitiFact says: Democrats are considering a legislative proposal to tax methane emissions by oil and gas producers as a way of curbing climate change. However, the proposal does not apply to methane released by livestock operations.

Shelley Moore Capito, U.S. Sen., R-W.Va.

“In West Virginia, a gallon of gas is nearly one dollar more than it was a year ago, and we’re paying about 30 cents more for a gallon of milk than we did at this time last year.”

PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True

PolitiFact says: Various sources show that there was nearly a $1 increase in the price of a gallon of gasoline over the past year. Milk prices rose, but by less than 30 cents. The actual increase was about 18 cents a gallon.

Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader (R-Calif.)

“President Biden said no one making under $400,000 will see their federal taxes go up. That’s a lie, just like he lied about Afghanistan. In fact, under his plan, an average family who earns over $50,000 will see a tax increase.”

Washington Post rated this: Three Pinocchios

Washington Post says: McCarthy is basing his claim in part on a quirk in the 2017 tax law passed by Republicans