An advocacy group founded by former Vice President Mike Pence is launching a website and reaching out to lawmakers on Capitol Hill as part of its push to pass an extension of President Trump’s 2017 tax cuts in the massive reconciliation package working its way through Congress.
The website from Advancing American Freedom, details of which were shared first with The Hill, features resources and facts about the benefits of the tax cuts based on memos and a lengthy report from the advocacy group.
The site also highlights data on potential tax increases on families and businesses if the tax cuts expire, as well as information about how the tax cuts generated revenue for the federal government.
The launch of the website is being accompanied by a letter sent by Advancing American Freedom to lawmakers and staff touting the site as a “one-stop shop” for talking points and information about the importance of extending the tax cuts.
The Pence-founded group will also renew its ad spending in Washington, D.C., for a spot announced earlier this month calling on lawmakers to extend the tax cuts.
The Senate is plowing ahead with efforts to pass the massive tax and spending bill that contains key pieces of Trump’s agenda, including an extension of the 2017 tax cuts and additional funding for border security.
Some Republicans in both chambers have expressed reservations about the bill’s impact on the national debt and over Medicaid provisions. Republicans have limited wiggle room in the Senate and House to pass the bill and send it to Trump’s desk.