Washington, D.C. — On Tax Day, Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) joined Newsmax to discuss what North Dakotans are saying about the Working Families Tax Cuts, her push to eliminate Member pay during government shutdowns, and more. Check out highlights below:
On the benefits of the Working Families Tax Cuts:
A day that is normally a day of dread, is today a day that we can celebrate!
In my state, the average decrease in taxes is $3,600 per family.
Just today, I heard from a constituent who has the same income as last year, but he went from having to pay $1,800 in taxes to receiving nearly $9,000 in a refund.
This is real money back in the pockets of Americans who earned it to begin with.
Whether it's no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, no tax on Social Security benefits—which affects 80% of the senior citizens in my district—this is real reform that was needed, and not supported by a single Democrat in Congress. Not one Democrat in Congress voted for these reforms!
On legacy media and Republican messaging:
I think POLITICO is listening too much to the Democrats in their ears.
Honestly, the citizens in my district are going to feel this because they're going to receive that money.
We're talking about it all the time.
Every time I sign the bill in a restaurant, I leave a little sticker on the receipt that says “no tax on tips. Thank you, Republicans in Congress.”
This is a full out messaging extravaganza that we will be taking from today through the election. I think Americans will understand it, because they're going to feel it. They're going to have more money to spend in their in their budget, and it's going to reverberate throughout the economy.
On urging Speaker Johnson to bring the Withhold Member Pay During Shutdowns Act to the House Floor:
I think it's a simple principle, and it works in the private sector—if you don't work, you don't get paid. But in Congress, if you don't get your work done, you still get paid.
This bill changes that. It creates a consequence for shutting the government down, and that consequence is that you won't get your paycheck—not today, and not even after the government opens back up again.
This is a very commonsense reform. It is supported by a vast majority of Americans, and I'm really excited.
I hope that the Speaker brings this bill forward and we can get it passed so that we create some consequences when there is a shutdown—consequences for the Members of Congress who can fix the shutdown, whose job it is to pass the budget.
On DHS funding, the SAVE America Act, and reconciliation 2.0:
I'd like to get as much done as we can through the reconciliation package.
Obviously, first and foremost, we have to finish funding for DHS.
If leadership thinks that's through a ‘skinny’ bill, then let's do that and then come back and do reconciliation 3.0 and get more done.
But, it's so sad that we have to resort to this kind of a tool, and it's all because the Democrats simply will not support keeping the government open and support funding for DHS.
They again are showing that they put illegal immigrants ahead of American citizens, ahead of the hardworking folks in those agencies whose job it is to keep us safe.
Republicans will get the solution, we will get it passed, and we will take care of this problem created by the Democrats.