On filing deadline, GOP blasts Democrats for opposing Trump tax cuts, ‘making life more expensive’

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: On the deadline for Americans to file their taxes, Senate Republicans are targeting Democrats for voting against tax cuts the GOP passed and PresidentDonald Trumpsigned into law last summer.

The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), the Senate GOP’s campaign arm, on Wednesday launched ads in seven key Senate battleground races highlighting how “Democrat candidates opposed the Working Families Tax Cuts that led to an 11% increase in Americans’ tax refunds this year.”

The digital ads come as the GOP works to protect its slim 53-47 Senate majority inthe midtermswhen the party in power typically faces political headwinds and loses congressional seats.The GOP also faces a rough political climate fueled by persistent inflation, rising gas prices tied to what polls show is an unpopular war with Iran, and Trump’s underwater approval ratings.

EXCLUSIVE: HOUSE REPUBLICANS TARGET ‘VULNERABLE’ DEMOCRATS FOR VOTING AGAINST TAX CUTS

Exterior view of the Senate side of the U.S. Capitol building.

An exterior view of the Senate side of the U.S.Capitol, on Jan.12, 2026.

But Republicans have for weeks spotlighted thetax cuts, which they insist will give them a political boost with voters in the midterms.

“Working families across the country have enough on their plates, but Democrats like Jon Ossoff go to Washington and fight to take more money out of their pockets,” NRSC Communications Director Joanna Rodriguez argued, as she pointed to Ossoff, the first-term senator from Georgia whom Republicans view as the most vulnerable Democrat seeking re-election this year.

Rodriguez also emphasized that “President Trump and Senate Republicans are working tirelessly to deliver for working families, including higher take-home pay and lower taxes.”

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The spots, backed by a modest buy, will also run in Alaska, Iowa, Michigan, New Hampshire, North Carolina and Ohio.

The narrator in the ads emphasized that “President Trump andSenate Republicansdelivered real savings for hard-working families” and accused Democrats of “opposing tax cuts for first responders, rejecting tax savings for service workers, and denying more money for senior citizens.”

House Speaker Mike Johnson points to President Donald Trump at the White House

House Speaker Mike Johnson points to President Donald Trump after he signed his signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts at the White House, Friday, July 4, 2025, in Washington.(Evan Vucci/AP)

The tax cuts were a key component of Republicans’ massive domestic policy measure, which passed nearly entirely along party lines in the GOP-controlled House and Senate.

The law is stuffed full of Trump’s 2024 campaign trail promises and second-term priorities, including extending thepresident’s signature 2017 tax cutsand eliminating taxes on tips and overtime pay.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota, speaking on the Senate floor Wednesday morning, said, “I suspect Tax Day doesn’t rank high on Americans’ favorite days of the year, but I’d wager that a lot more Americans were pleasantly surprised this year when they went to file their taxes because thanks to Republicans Working Families Tax Cuts bill, a lot more Americans kept a lot more of their hard-earned money this year.”

Democrats have criticized the tax cuts, arguing they disproportionately benefit the wealthy and corporations.

Earlier this year, DSCC Chair Sen.

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The new ads from the NRSC are part of a major push by the GOP this week to spotlight the tax cuts.

�s campaign arm,launched ads targeting 28potentially vulnerable Democrats in the midterms for voting against the tax cuts.

SpeakerMike Johnsonheld a tax cut event on the Capitol steps on Wednesday morning.� “Mornings with Maria,” Trump touted to host Maria Bartiromo that “the refunds are really significant, and it makes it less complicated to do your tax return.Much less complicated.”

Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based in the swing state of New Hampshire.He covers the campaign trail from coast to coast.”