Congressional Action

The Senate voted 85-13 to oppose a VAT as a “massive tax increase.” Read Senator John McCain’s floor statement here.

Senator Orrin Hatch Calls VAT “Colossal Mistake”.

154 House Republicans Call VAT “Job-Killing Tax”.

Representative Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., has included a subtraction-method VAT in his Roadmap for America Plan.  Read Ryan VAT proposal here.