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John Barrasso on Tax Reform
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Republican Jr Senator:
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- Believes in limited government & lower taxes. (Jun 2007)
- Voted NO on increasing tax rate for people earning over $1 million. (Mar 2008)
- Voted YES on allowing AMT reduction without budget offset. (Mar 2008)
- Voted YES on raising the Death Tax exemption to $5M from $1M. (Feb 2008)
- CC:Make federal income tax cuts permanent. (Jul 2018)
- CC:Elimination the Death Tax. (Jul 2018)
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Merav Ben-David on Tax Reform
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Liz Cheney on Tax Reform
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Republican Challenger:
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- Abolish the Internal Revenue Service. (Sep 2013)
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Michael Enzi on Tax Reform
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Republican Sr Senator (WY):
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- Voted NO on increasing tax rate for people earning over $1 million. (Mar 2008)
- Voted YES on allowing AMT reduction without budget offset. (Mar 2008)
- Voted YES on raising the Death Tax exemption to $5M from $1M. (Feb 2008)
- Voted YES on repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax. (Mar 2007)
- Voted YES on raising estate tax exemption to $5 million. (Mar 2007)
- Voted YES on supporting permanence of estate tax cuts. (Aug 2006)
- Voted YES on permanently repealing the `death tax`. (Jun 2006)
- Voted NO on $47B for military by repealing capital gains tax cut. (Feb 2006)
- Voted YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends. (Feb 2006)
- Voted YES on extending the tax cuts on capital gains and dividends. (Nov 2005)
- Voted YES on $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years. (May 2003)
- Voted NO on reducing marriage penalty instead of cutting top tax rates. (May 2001)
- Voted NO on increasing tax deductions for college tuition. (May 2001)
- Voted YES on eliminating the 'marriage penalty'. (Jul 2000)
- Voted YES on across-the-board spending cut. (Oct 1999)
- Voted YES on requiring super-majority for raising taxes. (Apr 1998)
- Rated 76% by NTU, indicating a "Taxpayer's Friend" on tax votes. (Dec 2003)
- Rated 0% by the CTJ, indicating opposition to progressive taxation. (Dec 2006)
- Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes. (Aug 2010)
- Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge. (Jan 2012)
- Keep reduction of capital gains tax. (Mar 2009)
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Charlie Hardy on Tax Reform
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Yana Ludwig on Tax Reform
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Cynthia Lummis on Tax Reform
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Republican 2020 Senate Challenger:
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- Pledges to oppose all federal tax increase proposals. (Nov 2008)
- Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes. (Aug 2010)
- Adopt a single-rate tax system. (Jul 2010)
- Repeal tax hikes in capital gains and death tax. (Jul 2010)
- No European-style VAT (value-added tax). (May 2010)
- Permanently repeal the estate tax. (Jan 2011)
- Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge. (Jan 2012)
- Death Tax is a pernicious double tax. (Apr 2015)
- Pro-tax cuts, according to CC survey. (Sep 2020)
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Gary Trauner on Tax Reform
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Democratic candidate for Wyoming U.S. Senator:
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- Wealthy need to pay their fair share; no more tax dodging. (Feb 2018)
- CC:Reverse federal income tax cuts. (Jul 2018)
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Liz Cheney on Tax Reform
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Republican (District AL):
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- Abolish the Internal Revenue Service. (Sep 2013)
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Cynthia Lummis on Tax Reform
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Republican (District AL):
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- Pledges to oppose all federal tax increase proposals. (Nov 2008)
- Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes. (Aug 2010)
- Adopt a single-rate tax system. (Jul 2010)
- Repeal tax hikes in capital gains and death tax. (Jul 2010)
- No European-style VAT (value-added tax). (May 2010)
- Permanently repeal the estate tax. (Jan 2011)
- Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge. (Jan 2012)
- Death Tax is a pernicious double tax. (Apr 2015)
- Pro-tax cuts, according to CC survey. (Sep 2020)
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Former candidates & officeholders:
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Dave Freudenthal on Tax Reform
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| Democratic WY Governor:
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Jim Geringer on Tax Reform
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Former Republican Governor (1995-2002):
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- One-year 1/2% reduction in sales tax. (Jan 2001)
- No national sales tax or VAT. (Feb 2000)
- Let states independently determine estate taxes. (May 2001)
- Implement socially fair, broad-based tax cuts. (Sep 1998)
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Joyce Jansa Corcoran on Tax Reform
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| 2002 Democratic Challenger (WY):
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Alan Simpson on Tax Reform
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| Republican Senator (Former):
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Craig Thomas on Tax Reform
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Former Republican Senator (deceased in office 2007):
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- Voted YES on repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax. (Mar 2007)
- Voted YES on raising estate tax exemption to $5 million. (Mar 2007)
- Voted YES on supporting permanence of estate tax cuts. (Aug 2006)
- Voted YES on permanently repealing the `death tax`. (Jun 2006)
- Voted YES on extending the tax cuts on capital gains and dividends. (Nov 2005)
- Voted YES on $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years. (May 2003)
- Voted NO on reducing marriage penalty instead of cutting top tax rates. (May 2001)
- Voted NO on increasing tax deductions for college tuition. (May 2001)
- Voted YES on eliminating the 'marriage penalty'. (Jul 2000)
- Voted YES on across-the-board spending cut. (Oct 1999)
- Voted YES on requiring super-majority for raising taxes. (Apr 1998)
- Rated 78% by NTU, indicating a "Taxpayer's Friend" on tax votes. (Dec 2003)
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Nick Carter on Tax Reform
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Democratic Senate Challenger:
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- Make taxes more progressive. (Sep 2008)
- Apply estate tax only to estates over $50 million. (Aug 2008)
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Barbara Cubin on Tax Reform
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Republican Representative (WY-At-Large):
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- Voted YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends. (Dec 2005)
- Voted YES on providing tax relief and simplification. (Sep 2004)
- Voted YES on making permanent an increase in the child tax credit. (May 2004)
- Voted YES on permanently eliminating the marriage penalty. (Apr 2004)
- Voted YES on making the Bush tax cuts permanent. (Apr 2002)
- Voted YES on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax"). (Apr 2001)
- Voted YES on eliminating the "marriage penalty". (Jul 2000)
- Voted YES on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business. (Mar 2000)
- Phaseout the death tax. (Mar 2001)
- Abolish IRS--replace income tax with national sales tax. (Jul 2003)
- Rated 67% by NTU, indicating "Satisfactory" on tax votes. (Dec 2003)
- Rated 0% by the CTJ, indicating opposition to progressive taxation. (Dec 2006)
- Repeal marriage tax; cut middle class taxes. (Sep 1994)
- Tax incentives for child care; eliminate marriage penalty. (Jul 1999)
- Tax incentives for education, new schools, & families. (Jul 1999)
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Keith Goodenough on Tax Reform
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Democratic Senate Challenger:
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- Make taxes more progressive. (Jun 2008)
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Dale Groutage on Tax Reform
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Democratic challenger:
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- Roll back tax cuts for people earning over $200,000. (Jan 2006)
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Chris Rothfuss on Tax Reform
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Democratic Challenger:
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- Make taxes more progressive. (Aug 2008)
- We don’t need more taxes. (Jun 2008)
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Tim Chesnut on Tax Reform
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Democratic challenger:
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- Make taxes more progressive. (Aug 2012)
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