Heck voted to give tax breaks to the wealth and large corporations while stiffing his constituents back home and our diplomats overseas.
- Joe Heck supports policies that increase taxes on the middle class while lowering taxes on the wealthy.
- Joe Heck sponsored a tax break for the Big Banks.
- Joe Heck voted to protect tax breaks for corporations that ship American jobs overseas.
- Joe Heck supports Donald Trump’s tax plan that would help millionaires and special interests
Background
- Joe Heck SIGNED the Americans for Tax Reform Pledge which solemnly opposes “any and all” tax increases to raise revenue. [ATR.org, 9/10/10]
- Joe Heck is AGAINST increasing taxes on wealthy individuals, such as the estate tax, to pay for federally funded programs. [H.R. 1105, 4/16/15]
- Joe Heck SPONSORED a bill giving a tax break to the Big Banks. [Politifact, 7/12/16]
- Throughout his career in Congress, Heck received $687,599 from the banking industry. [Opensecrets.org, updated: 9/21/16]
- Joe Heck supports a flat tax rate, allowing the wealthy to pay less in taxes and the middle class to pay more. [KNPR, 5/20/10]
- Heck Voted To Block Bring Jobs Home Act To Eliminate Tax Incentives For Companies Moving Jobs Overseas. [CQ, 7/10/12, H.R.5542, Vote 456, 7/10/12; 112th Congress Previous Questions]
- The Hill: The Bring Jobs Home Act “Would End Tax Breaks For Companies That Send Jobs Overseas.” [The Hill, 7/30/14]
- Heck Voted Against A Bill To Eliminate Tax Breaks for Companies That Move Jobs And Profits Overseas. [CQ, 8/2/12; H.Amdt.1475 to H.R. 6169, Vote 550, 8/2/12]
- Heck Voted Against Barring Tax Benefits In Bill To Inverted Domestic Corporations And Against Extending Tax Provisions For Two Years. [CQ, 7/17/14; motion to recommit H.R. 4719, Vote 431, 7/17/14]
- Heck Voted Against Prohibiting Inverted Domestic Corporations Formed After May 8, 2014 From Using Special Bonus Depreciation Rules. [CQ, 7/11/14; motion to recommit H.R. 4718, Vote 403, 7/11/14]
- Heck Voted For A Budget That Would “Nearly Eliminate U.S. Taxes On American Corporations’ Earnings From Overseas Operations.” [CQ, 3/29/12; H.Con. Res. 112, Vote 151, 3/29/12; Wall Street Journal, 3/20/12]
- Heck: Trump “Has The Best Ability” To Change Our Economy And That’s Why I Support Him. [Reno Gazette-Journal, 8/17/16]
- Heck voted in favor of Paul Ryan’s budget plan that cut tax rates for large corporations. [CQ, 3/29/12; H Con Res 112, Vote 151, 3/29/12]
- Heck voted to rescind all unobligated funding for the Emergency Mortgage Relief Program and to terminate the program [Roll 112-174, HR 836, 3/11/2011] He also voted in favor of passage of the NSP Termination Act which rescinded and cancelled assistance to states and local governments for the redevelopment of abandoned and foreclosed homes and residential properties [Roll 112-188, HR 861, 3/16/2011], and in favor of passage of the Hamp Termination Act [Roll 112-198, HR 839, 3/29/2011] which provided new mortgage modification assistance under the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP). When homes throughout Nevada were still ‘under-water’ — he pulled the any hope of rescues out from underneath them.
- Heck voted to prohibit Federal funding of National Public Radio and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content [Roll 112-192, HR1076, 3/17/2011]
Then there’s the Embassy Security funding cuts: Democrats enacted $1.803 billion for embassy security, construction and maintenance for fiscal 2010, when they still controlled the Senate and House. After Republicans took control of the House and picked up six Senate seats, Congress reduced the enacted budget to $1.616 billion in fiscal 2011, and to $1.537 billion for 2012. The administration requested $1.801 billion for security, construction and maintenance for fiscal 2012; House Republicans countered with a proposal to cut spending to $1.425 billion. The House agreed to increase it to $1.537 billion after negotiations with the Senate. But what happened in Benghazi, of course, had nothing to do with lack of funding for Embassy security.