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Checked by PolitiFact2 Sep 2022United States Economy and jobs

Herschel Walker, U.S. Senate candidate, R-Ga.

“Joe Biden and Raphael Warnock "are spending $1.5 billion on ‘urban forestry’ and raising taxes on those making under $200k to pay for it.”

PolitiFact rated this: Half True

PolitiFact says: A recent bill signed by Joe Biden allocates $1.5 billion for tree planting, but it an exaggeration to say the bill will raise taxes on middle- and lower-income Americans.