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Paul Ryan Deletes Tweet Lauding a $1.50 Benefit From the New Tax Law - The New York Times

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WASHINGTON — Speaker Paul D. Ryan faced a backlash on Saturday after he pointed to a secretary’s $1.50 weekly increase in take-home pay as a sign of the Republican tax plan’s success.

“A secretary at a public high school in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, said she was pleasantly surprised her pay went up $1.50 a week ... she said [that] will more than cover her Costco membership for the year,” Mr. Ryan posted on Twitter, sharing an Associated Press report about paycheck increases under the $1.5 trillion tax overhaul.

Mr. Ryan deleted the Twitter post in hours, however, after lawmakers and social media users criticized him for appearing out of touch.

“That tweet about the $1.50 a week is not a PR mistake,” Senator Brian Schatz, Democrat of Hawaii, wrote on Twitter. “It is really what they think.”

Randy Bryce, a Democrat waging a long-shot bid to unseat Mr. Ryan, quickly used the tweet in a fund-raising effort.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/03/us/politics/paul-ryan-tweet.html

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The New York Times Company

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EMILY COCHRANE

Publication Date:

FEB. 3, 2018

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taxation, united states politics and government, ryan paul d jr, tax cuts and jobs act 2017, pelosi nancy, tax policy center

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