Passing a budget bill in the House was an important first step toward funding the Trump administration’s priorities, Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., told Newsmax, but one of the most critical things congressional lawmakers need to do is extend the Trump tax cuts put in place during the president’s first administration.

“It’s the beginning of the negotiation process, but it was really important that we got this off the ground because we made promises, the president made promises, and we want to deliver on those promises,” Tenney said Wednesday on “Wake Up America.” “And one of the most important things we need to do, as a member of the Ways and Means Committee, is that we need to continue the Trump tax cuts. They provided incredible growth to our economies, even in upstate New York, where I live. Something like 95% of the people in my district got a tax cut.

“If these were to expire, you would see an immediate $4.5 or $4.6 trillion in tax increases to middle and lower income taxpayers,” she said. “The Democrats keep lying and saying it’s all about the wealthy, but it’s really all about the small businesses and the small businesses that are in my communities, which drive our economy. And that’s what President Trump did with the tax cuts. That’s really important.”

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