Claim: A Democratic congressman who has reliably supported extending the Bush tax cuts is now being attacked by a GOP TV spot claiming he "voted for higher taxes on Social Security, small businesses, middle-class families, even marriage." All those claims are false or, in the case of Social Security, misleading. The target of this deceptive attack from the National Republican Congressional Committee is Rep. Mike McIntyre of North Carolina, a conservative "Blue Dog" Democrat who bucked his party by voting for every extension of Bush's cuts,
Fact-check: NRCC Taxes Logic in North Carolina House Race - FactCheck.org
Verdict: a democratic congressman who has reliably supported extending the bush tax cuts is now being attacked by a gop tv spot claiming he "voted for higher taxes on social security, small businesses, middle-class families, even marriage." all those claims are false or, in the case of social security, misleading. the target of this deceptive attack from the national republican congressional committee is rep. mike mcintyre of north carolina, a conservative "blue dog" democrat who bucked his party by voting for every extension of bush's cuts,
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Eugene Kiely
Date published: 2012-08-22T17:35:25