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Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader

“It's estimated” that President Donald Trump’s tariffs will mean “American families would have to pay about $4,000 more a year.”

PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True

PolitiFact says: Four of five independent groups with varying political ideologies estimated that the average per-household loss from President Donald Trump’s tariffs will range from $3,100 a year to $4,900 a year. The fifth group estim…

Adam Laxalt, U.S. Senate candidate, R-Nev.

“A Democratic bill negotiated between Sens. Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer would "increase taxes on millions of Americans across every income bracket.”

PolitiFact rated this: Half True

PolitiFact says: Every income group would lose ground from the bill’s tax changes, but they are likely to be outweighed by savings to families provided by other parts of the bill and that were not included in the analysis cited.

John Barrasso, U.S. senator

“Joe Biden will never veto a bill. He’ll go down in history as a president who has never vetoed a bill, cause he will sign whatever Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi put on his desk. ... They’re running the show.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Lacks Context

FactCheck.org says: When presidents enjoy a unified government, meaning the same party controls the House, Senate and White House, they rarely veto legislation.