Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) was criticized Saturday on social media for citing a Pennsylvania woman whose paycheck went up by $1.50 a week as a success of the recently passed GOP tax-reform bill.
Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) was criticized Saturday on social media for citing a Pennsylvania woman whose paycheck went up by $1.50 a week as a success of the recently passed GOP tax-reform bill.
Ryan tweeted a link to an Associated Press report detailing how some workers have begun to see more take-home pay as the result of new withholding guidelines following the passage of the bill.
Ryan highlighted Ketchum’s story in a tweet Saturday that was later deleted.
Social media users and Democratic lawmakers fired back at Ryan over his tweet.
Earlier this week, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was criticized by Republicans, including President Trump and Vice President Pence, when she referred to companies giving $1,000 bonuses after the tax bill as “crumbs.”
“If you’re going to say that $1,000 is crumbs, you live in a different world than I’m living in,” Pence said.
Republicans have hammered Pelosi for the comments and are looking to tie her remarks to Democratic candidates in the upcoming 2018 midterms.
