Work with colleagues to pass bipartisan tax reform that reduces middle-class tax burdens, avoids adding to the deficit, and protects Medicare and Medicaid.

I stand ready to work with my colleagues on real tax reform... Let’s work together to pass real tax reform with broad support from both sides of the aisle... Make the decision to not add trillions more to the deficit. Make the decision to not cut Medicare and Medicaid for Americans in need.

Peters said he was ready to work with colleagues on bipartisan tax reform and framed the commitment around middle-class benefits, deficit restraint, and protecting Medicare and Medicaid.

Peters Floor Remarks on Need for Biparti... | Senator Gary Peters
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We stand ready to work with you in good faith to craft legislation that can achieve 60 votes in the Senate.

Peters joined a letter committing to work in good faith with Republican leaders on bipartisan tax and budget legislation that addresses TCJA expirations, protects middle-class Americans, supports businesses, reduces unnecessary spending, and avoids worsening the deficit.

Ahead of Upcoming Tax Code Reform, Peter... | Senator Gary Peters
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Peters opposed the 2018 budget path for a tax bill, saying it would increase the deficit by $1.5 trillion, cut Medicare and Medicaid, and that successful tax reform needed broad bipartisan input.

During the relevant Senate term, Peters publicly pushed the elements in the promise: bipartisan process, middle-class relief, no deficit increase, and no Medicare/Medicaid cuts. This shows effort, not passage.

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Peters Floor Remarks on Need for Biparti... | Senator Gary Peters
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On passage of H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the Senate vote result was Bill Passed, 51 yeas to 49 nays. Peters (D-MI) voted Nay.

The major tax law enacted in Peters's first Senate term passed narrowly over his opposition, not as a bipartisan reform he helped pass.

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U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 115th Congress, Vote 303
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CBO and JCT estimated H.R. 1 would increase deficits by about $1.414 trillion before debt service and $1.672 trillion including debt service over 2018-2027.

The enacted 2017 tax law failed the promise's deficit condition, reinforcing that the promised reform was not delivered in that term.

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H.R. 1, The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Effects on Deficits and Debt
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Peters and Slotkin urged bipartisan negotiations on tax reform, calling for fiscally responsible solutions, tax policies helping middle-class families, and legislation capable of achieving 60 Senate votes.

In later federal service, Peters continued pursuing the promised approach, but this was an effort letter rather than enacted bipartisan reform.

partial later_term A for effort

Ahead of Upcoming Tax Code Reform, Peter... | Senator Gary Peters
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On passage of H.R. 1 as amended, the Senate split 50-50 and the Vice President voted Yea. Peters (D-MI) voted Nay.

The later tax-and-budget reconciliation bill again was not a bipartisan Peters-backed tax reform; Peters opposed it and it passed only with the Vice President's tie-breaker.

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U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 119th Congress, Vote 372
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CRS says P.L. 119-21 includes health provisions affecting Medicaid, CHIP, Medicare, and private insurance; CBO estimated the health provisions reduce federal outlays by $1.1 trillion and Medicaid provisions by $989.7 billion over FY2025-FY2034.

The later enacted reconciliation law did not protect Medicaid in the sense promised; official analysis describes substantial Medicaid outlay reductions and coverage effects.

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Health Provisions in P.L. 119-21, the FY2025 Reconciliation Law
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