FACT CHECK: Ashley Hinson’s Vote for the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Gave a $9,000 Tax Handout to the Wealthiest Top 5%
KCRG: “The Lowest 30% of Earners Actually Saw Their Net Resources Decrease”
DES MOINES – KCRG fact checked a claim in a recent TV ad from the Senate Leadership Fund, a Republican super PAC supporting Ashley Hinson, that Hinson voted to “increase families’ take-home by over $9,000.”
Key Context: According to the report, the truth is Hinson’s vote for the ‘One Big Big Beautiful Bill’ meant “only the top 5% of incomes saw tax savings of more than $9,000 this year.” Meanwhile, “the lowest 30% of earners actually saw their net resources decrease.”
The bottom line: Hinson is a multi-millionaire who has repeatedly sold out Iowans to enrich herself and her billionaire donors. She has voted to cut healthcare for 110,000 Iowans, continue a war that is sending gas prices soaring, and support tariffs that are hammering Iowa farmers and making everything more expensive. At the same, she’s increasing her wealth by up to 10x, wasting $50,000 in taxpayer funds on her “luxury” D.C. apartment, and giving a tax break to her billionaire donors.
Missed the report? See below for more key highlights:
KCRG: FACT CHECK: Did Ashley Hinson vote to increase families’ take-home pay by thousands of dollars?
- The ad includes this claim: “She voted to increase families’ take-home pay by over $9,000.”
- This statement is tied to Hinson’s vote for President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
- However, the level of someone’s salary can mean differences in how much the bill impacts take-home pay.
- The lowest 30% of earners actually saw their net resources decrease.
- A more recent analysis from the Brookings Institute backed up that analysis – showing only the top 5% of incomes saw tax savings of more than $9,000 this year.
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