Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes.
James Lankford will oppose any new tax increases.
Occurrences
Evidence
Question: On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 1, as Amended); Lankford (R-OK), Yea.
It includes a 1% tax on remittances, and a tax hike on investment income from college endowments.
Assessments
The promise was absolute: oppose any new tax increases. In the 119th Congress, James Lankford voted for final passage of H.R. 1, which became Public Law 119-21 and included at least two new federal tax increases, including a 1% tax on remittances and a higher tax on certain college endowment investment income. Supporting a bill that enacted new taxes conflicts directly with the promise to oppose any new tax increases.