Democrats intend to repeal the working families tax cut.
Posted by Speaker Mike Johnson, Checked
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Speaker Mike Johnson@SpeakerJohnsonOct 27, 2026The claim is the claimant's (Speaker Johnson's) partisan prediction, extracted as a blanket statement that Democrats intend repeal.
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What was said
… You would be turning the keys over to a group of angry Democrats, as you demonstrated in the opening there, who are going to go after retribution of President Trump and his administration. They're going to open those borders wide. They're going to, they're going to try to repeal the working families tax cut and all that we've done in the economy. It will be chaos every day for two years in the next Congress. You have to keep Republicans in charge.
Speaker Mike Johnson@SpeakerJohnson · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Contradicts. FactCheck.org (tier1) finds that many Democrats say they aren't opposed to the law's tax cuts for tips, overtime and Social Security, and some would work to make them permanent, so opposing the OBBBA does not equal opposing those cuts.[1]
Contradicts. The AP's account of Jeffries' legislative platform lists repealing Republican Medicaid cuts, restoring the ACA, repealing Trump's tariffs and ending the Iran war, but does not list repealing the working families tax cut.[2]
Supports. Rep. Sean Casten (D-Ill.) said in a town hall that he wants Democrats to swiftly repeal the working families tax cut once they regain the gavels.[4]
Supports. The Washington Times reports that every Democrat running for House or Senate has promised to repeal the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, and Politico reports more energy behind potentially repealing the law among Democrats.[3][5]
Context. The claim's wording was extracted from Speaker Johnson's prediction that Democrats 'are going to try to repeal' the law; the claim broadens this to a general statement of Democratic intent, and the sources do not show a party-wide formal position to repeal.[6]
Sources
6 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 tier 2, 1 not rated, 2 rated low
- 1Misleading GOP Attacks Over Taxes on Tips, Overtime, Social Securityfactcheck.org · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts
- 2Democrats vow big agenda but their unity is tested | AP Newsapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts
- 3The GOP's hopes of a tax cut election are falling flat, poll ...politico.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4Illinois congressman pushes to repeal federal tax cutsthecentersquare.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5What's at stake in the midterms? Only the whole countrywashingtontimes.com · rated low for factual reporting by Iffy.news · cited for: supports
- 6Speaker Johnson predicts Democrats' far-left shift will ‘juice enthusiasm' for GOP in midtermsus.headtopics.com · rated low for factual reporting by Iffy.news · cited for: context
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