At a House Democratic press briefing on Wednesday, Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA) was asked about former President Trump's proposal to end taxes on tipped wages.
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00:00you. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
00:20Uh you know, in these circumstances, my first instinct is to always defer to the ways and means member standing standing behind me. Um but but broadly, um, you know, Joe Biden is fighting for tax
00:30Biden is fighting for corporations to pay their fair share and for individuals making under $400,000 individuals and families to get to get a leg up. Um And so that's the prism in which the administration and House Democrats view tax policy.
00:48Um, but I'll defer to uh, to chair Bill Bennet. Um, I think there are no specifics, but like most proposals from Donald Trump, there are no specifics behind it. He's also proposed, uh, tariffs instead of taxes that would be hugely regressive and impact and raise costs for consumers all across the country.
01:08So next year will be a big tax year, but they have no policies. They have no agenda and we've been very clear. We're focused on making sure that we have policy that tax policy that's fair, that supports our middle class and families and do important things that can make a difference like expand the child tax credit.