Carlos A. Gimenez will oppose increasing tax rates on corporations and small businesses to pay for new spending.

Carlos A. Gimenez · Florida · Republican

policy impact 0.70 specificity 0.85 extraction confidence 92%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

Contest this claim

Occurrences

I also oppose increasing tax rates on corporations and small businesses as a means of paying for new spending

Gimenez commits to opposing corporate and small-business tax increases used to fund new spending.

Economy and Taxes | Congressman Carlos Gimenez
secondary · official_post · model gpt-5.5

Evidence

legacy_unverified · Source version not recorded · locator unknown

Congress.gov summary says Public Law 117-169 imposed a 15% corporate alternative minimum tax, imposed a 1% excise tax on corporate stock repurchases, provided IRS enforcement funding, and funded multiple federal programs.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The 2022 reconciliation law was a clear corporate tax-increase measure linked to federal spending and tax enforcement, making Gimenez's vote on it directly relevant to the promise.

delivered unknown

H.R.5376 - 117th Congress: Inflation Reduction Act / Public Law 117-169
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%

Contest this evidence item

legacy_unverified · Source version not recorded · locator unknown

On H.R.5376, the Clerk recorded the vote as passed 220-207; Republicans were 0 yea and 207 nay, and Rep. Gimenez, Republican, Florida, voted Nay.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Gimenez voted against the Inflation Reduction Act, opposing a bill that imposed new corporate taxes and funded new spending programs.

delivered unknown

House Roll Call 420, H.R.5376, 117th Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

Contest this evidence item

legacy_unverified · Source version not recorded · locator unknown

Congress.gov says H.R.23 rescinded unobligated IRS funds made available by the Inflation Reduction Act for enforcement, operations support, direct e-filing planning, the Tax Court, and Treasury tax agencies; the bill passed the House 221-210.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): In the term following the 2022 campaign, the House advanced a bill aimed at rolling back IRA tax-enforcement funding, a concrete anti-tax enforcement effort tied to small-business taxpayer protection.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R.23 - Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act, 118th Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%

Contest this evidence item

legacy_unverified · Source version not recorded · locator unknown

On passage of the Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act, the Clerk recorded the vote as passed 221-210; Rep. Gimenez, Republican, Florida, voted Yea.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Gimenez voted for House passage of a bill to rescind IRA tax-enforcement funds, consistent with opposing tax increases and related enforcement burdens on businesses.

delivered same_term A for effort

House Roll Call 25, H.R.23, 118th Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 84%

Contest this evidence item

legacy_unverified · Source version not recorded · locator unknown

Congress.gov summary says the Main Street Tax Certainty Act makes permanent the tax deduction for qualified business income, which otherwise expires after December 31, 2025.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The bill would preserve a major pass-through business deduction rather than increase small-business tax rates, directly aligning with the promise's small-business component.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R.4721 - Main Street Tax Certainty Act, 118th Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

Contest this evidence item

legacy_unverified · Source version not recorded · locator unknown

Congress.gov lists Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28] as a cosponsor of H.R.4721 on 11/07/2023.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Gimenez took concrete legislative action to support permanent qualified-business-income tax relief for pass-through businesses.

delivered same_term A for effort

Cosponsors - H.R.4721 - Main Street Tax Certainty Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

Contest this evidence item

legacy_unverified · Source version not recorded · locator unknown

Congress.gov says H.R.7024 allowed taxpayers to expense domestic research costs through 2026, extended the business interest deduction allowance, extended 100% bonus depreciation, and increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The 2024 tax package delivered business tax relief rather than business tax-rate increases, and it passed the House in the relevant term.

delivered same_term A for effort

Congress.gov, H.R. 7024 - Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 84%

Contest this evidence item

legacy_unverified · Source version not recorded · locator unknown

On the motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R.7024 as amended, the Clerk recorded the vote as passed 357-70; Rep. Gimenez, Republican, Florida, voted Yea.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Gimenez voted for a tax-relief package with business expensing, depreciation, and interest-deduction provisions, consistent with opposing higher business tax rates.

delivered same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House Roll Call 30, H.R. 7024
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

Contest this evidence item

legacy_unverified · Source version not recorded · locator unknown

Congress.gov says Public Law 119-21 reduces taxes, makes permanent the individual tax rates enacted in 2017, makes permanent the qualified business income tax deduction, and increases the employer child-care tax credit to 50% for eligible small businesses.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): In later federal service, Congress enacted a reconciliation law preserving lower rates and business deductions, including small-business provisions, rather than raising corporate or small-business tax rates.

delivered later_term A for effort

Congress.gov, H.R. 1 - Public Law 119-21
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 83%

Contest this evidence item

unverified · Source version 53471 · locator unknown

On the motion to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R.1, the Clerk recorded the vote as passed 218-214; Rep. Gimenez, Republican, Florida, voted Aye.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Gimenez voted for final House approval of the 2025 reconciliation law that made the qualified business income deduction permanent and preserved lower tax rates.

delivered later_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

Contest this evidence item

Assessments

No assessments yet.