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Checked by FactCheck.org23 Sep 2022United States Economy and jobs

Senate Leadership Fund and Our American Century, Republican-aligned PACs

“Congressional Democrats gave the IRS funding that would allow it to "extract" $20 billion in "higher taxes" from “lower- and middle-income families.”

FactCheck.org rated this: False

FactCheck.org says: The $20 billion figure cited in the ads was a preliminary estimate issued before Treasury directed the IRS not to increase audits for those earning less than $400,000.

Checked by PolitiFact24 Sep 2020United States Economy and jobs

Congressional Leadership Fund, Super PAC that works to elect Republicans to the House

“When California faced a budget crisis," Christy Smith "voted to lay off teachers and then voted to increase her pay.”

PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False

PolitiFact says: As a member of the Newhall School Board, Smith voted in 2012 to lay off teachers and in 2013 to notify teachers of possible layoffs. She also voted soon after those moves to rehire for nearly all of the positions.