Heidi Heitkamp on Tax Reform

Trump tax cuts provide no relief for middle-class families

Kevin Cramer (R): Yes. They were "the best Christmas gift Washington [could] give."

Heidi Heitkamp (D): No. Will add $1.5 trillion to national debt & provide no real relief for middle-class families or small businesses.

Never eliminate home mortgage deduction

We need to have a discussion on specific tax breaks

In public appearances, Heitkamp has detailed her objections to a budget-cutting plan offered by U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., which potential GOP Senate rival Rick Berg has supported. Ryan's blueprint would reduce tax rates, including those for high-income Americans, and end guaranteed Medicare benefits for younger people once they reach retirement age, Heitkamp said.

It suggests ending some tax breaks, without being specific, Heitkamp said. "None of these (budget plans) are detailed. The problem is, they're all political documents. They're not real budgets. That needs to end, and we need to have a discussion," Heitkamp said. "I will tell you specifically what I think in the budget can work and what can't work."

Supports increasing tax rates.

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