“The budget reduces the deficit by about $3 trillion by making our tax code fairer.”
Shalanda Young
White House budget director. in a briefing for reporters. Claim dated 11 Mar 2024.
Washington Post rated thisNot the Whole Story
What Washington Post found
The budget never explains how to pay for a big tax cut
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Shalanda Young (White House budget director) made this claim around 11 March 2024. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 18 March 2024, 7 days later. Its rating was “Not the Whole Story”.
Where the claim appeared
- whitehouse.govhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings/2024/03/12/on-the-record-press-c…
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