Tillis statement ruled half-true
Published 6:51 pm Monday, December 4, 2017
- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., signals to a colleague after voting on Capitol Hil in 2017l. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Half-true
The PolitiFact Truth-O-Meter was applied to a statement from Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina and ruled it half-true.
Tillis had asserted that a Senate GOP plan does not raise taxes for Americans earning less than $70,000.
PolitiFact said Tillis’ statement is true — until 2027, after many provisions of the bill are set to expire