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After news that Rhode Island’s Senate approved a measure requiring all presidential candidates to release 5 years of their tax returns in order to be placed on the state’s ballot, the focus has again shifted to Trump’s tax returns, a major campaign issue during the run-up to the 2016 presidential elections. Grassroots Dems including Yours Truly, ecstatic about Rhode Island’s decision are now pushing for other states to follow Rhode Island’s lead and lock Trump out of the 2020 ballot unless he releases the tax returns he promised to–the #NoTaxReturnsNoBallot campaign
#BREAKING:BOOYAH!! Rhode Island's Senate has UNANIMOUSLY VOTED for a measure that would require presidential candidates to release 5 year #TaxReturns to be placed on the state's ballot #TheResistance #Trump #ConflictOfInterest #Emoluments #CNN #MSNBChttps://t.co/azYZS8rJXM
— Emoluments Clause (@Emolclause) June 22, 2018
— Emoluments Clause (@Emolclause) June 22, 2018
Left out of the renewed tax return debate however, is the fact that GOP members of Congress have played a major role in aiding the president hide his tax returns from the public, especially these 23 Republicans in the House Ways and Means Committee, or as Yours Truly calls them, the “wall of shame”.
Their efforts to block moves by Congressional Dems to have Trump’s tax returns released to the public were reported in this February 15, 2017 piece by the DailyKos. As you can see from the article, the DailyKos has done all the legwork in exposing these shameful GOP members of congress. Yours Truly is simply hitting you with a reminder now that midterms 2018 are around the corner. As usual they will be coming begging for your votes claiming they stand for “transparency in government.” They will be hoping off course that you’ve long forgotten about their lack of transparency re Trump’s tax returns. Boy are they in for a rude awakening this fall?!
Here is a handy list of the names and office phone numbers of the wall of shame members
U.S. Representative Devin Nunes (CA-22)
Phone: (202) 225-2523
U.S. Representative Kevin Brady (TX-08)
Phone: (202) 225-4901
U.S. Representative Sam Johnson (TX-03)
Phone: (202) 225-4201
U.S. Representative Pat Tiberi (OH-12)
Phone: (202) 225-5355
U.S. Representative Dave Reichert (WA-08)
Phone: (202) 225-7761
U.S. Representative Peter Roskam (IL-06)
Phone: (202) 225-4561
U.S. Representative Vern Buchanan (FL-16)
Phone: (202) 225-5015
U.S. Representative Adrian Smith (NE-03)
Phone: (202) 225-6435
U.S. Representative Lynn Jenkins (KS-02)
Phone: (202) 225-6601
U.S. Representative Erik Paulsen (MN-03)
Phone: (202) 225-2871
U.S. Representative Kenny Marchant (TX-24)
Phone: (202) 225-6605
U.S. Representative Diane Black (TN-06)
Phone: (202) 225-4231
U.S. Representative Tom Reed (NY-23)
Phone: (202) 225-3161
U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (PA-03)
Phone: (202) 225-5406
U.S. Representative Jim Renacci (OH-16)
Phone: (202) 225-3876
U.S. Representative Pat Meehan (PA-07)(resigned in disgrace)
U.S. Representative Kristi Noem (SD-AL)
Phone: (202) 225-2801
U.S. Representative George Holding (NC-02)
Phone: (202) 225-3032
U.S. Representative Jason Smith (MO-08)
Phone: (202) 225-4404
U.S. Representative Tom Rice (SC-07)
Phone: (202) 225-9895
U.S. Representative Dave Schweikert (AZ-06)
Phone: (202) 225-2190
U.S. Representative Jackie Walorski (IN-02)
Phone: (202) 225-3915
U.S. Representative Carlos Curbelo (FL-26)
Phone: (202) 225-2778
Bottomline folks, #NoTaxReturnsNoBallot is a win-win fight for Dems because it puts the GOP in the unenviable position of defending a public official(Trump) who promised to release his tax returns while campaigning but now chooses to hide them, even as questions about his corrupt business practices continue to pile up. Dem State Reps across the country must introduce bills like the one in Rhode Island so as to get Republicans go on the record with a vote to hide Trump’s tax returns–a vote for lack of transparency in government. Dems can rest assured that midterms 2018 voters will not be happy with pro-secrecy in government candidates–the GOPers hiding Trump’s tax returns.
Folks see if one of these wall of shame bums is your Rep in Congress and if they are, make sure to vote them out this Midterms 2018!!
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