# Democrats say GOP ads twist their tax votes > Republicans attack Democratic candidates over tax cuts they say they actually support, citing opposition to the broader One Big Beautiful Bill Act. - Title: Democrats say GOP ads twist their tax votes · FactCheck.org - Summary: Republicans attack Democratic candidates over tax cuts they say they actually support, citing opposition to the broader One Big Beautiful Bill Act… - Keywords: one big beautiful bill act, tax cuts, tips, overtime, social security, james talarico, roy cooper, chris pappas, bob brooks, 2026 midterms, political advertising, fact-checking - Source: FactCheck.org — https://factcheck.org/2026/10/misleading-gop-attacks-over-taxes-on-tips-overtime-social-security - Author: Robert Farley - Published: 2026-10-08T17:29:36+00:00 - Read time: 4 min - Topics: one big beautiful bill act, tax cuts, tips, overtime, social security, james talarico, roy cooper, chris pappas, bob brooks, 2026 midterms, political advertising, fact-checking ## GOP ads attack Democrats on tax cuts Republican campaign ads claim Democratic candidates oppose popular tax cuts on tips, overtime and Social Security from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed by President Donald Trump on July four, twenty twenty-five. ## Democrats say they support those cuts Many Democratic candidates facing these attacks say they support the tax cuts on tips, overtime and Social Security but voted against the broader bill for other reasons, chiefly that it favoured the wealthy. ## No Democrats voted for the bill Not a single Democrat in either the House or Senate voted in favour of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which did cut taxes on tips, overtime pay and Social Security through twenty twenty-eight. ## Democrats cite Medicaid and food cuts Many Democratic candidates say they voted against the bill because it cut funding to Medicaid and reduced spending on federal food benefits, not because they oppose tax cuts for tips, overtime and older Americans. ## Harris backed no tax on tips Even before the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was considered, then Vice President Kamala Harris said in August twenty twenty-four that she supported the elimination of taxes on tips for hospitality and service workers. ## Tips provision had bipartisan support The No Tax on Tips legislation that was folded into the One Big Beautiful Bill Act enjoyed bipartisan support and was passed by the Senate one hundred to zero. ## Democrats propose permanent Social Security cuts Democrats have proposed the You Earned It, You Keep It Act to permanently eliminate federal taxes on Social Security, funded by expanding the Social Security payroll tax to earnings above two hundred fifty thousand dollars… ## Tax cuts expire after twenty twenty-eight The provisions for tips, overtime and Social Security all expire after twenty twenty-eight. The Tax Policy Center estimated three percent of taxpayers benefit from the tips deduction with an average tax reduction of about one… ## Overtime deduction helps ten percent Ten percent of taxpayers benefit from the overtime deduction, with an average tax reduction of about one thousand two hundred dollars, according to the Tax Policy Center. ## Social Security deduction limits apply The Social Security provision is a six thousand dollar tax deduction for those age sixty-five and older, phasing out for those earning seventy-five thousand dollars or one hundred fifty thousand dollars for couples filing jointly. ## Talarico opposes bill but supports cuts In Texas, Republican Ken Paxton's campaign claims Democratic opponent James Talarico backs higher taxes on tips, overtime and Social Security. Talarico opposed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act saying its tax cuts disproportionately benefited billionaires. ## Talarico's campaign denies the claim Talarico's campaign said he specifically supports provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that cut taxes for the middle class, including taxes on tips, overtime pay and Social Security. > This ad is a lie. ## Cooper never voted on the bill In North Carolina, ads attack former Democratic governor Roy Cooper over Social Security taxes. Cooper never served in Congress so he didn't vote on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, but he has said he… ## Cooper supports Social Security tax cuts Cooper has repeatedly said he doesn't oppose the provision aimed to cut Social Security taxes. His campaign said he supports eliminating taxes on Social Security, tips and overtime pay. ## Pappas co-sponsored tips tax bill In New Hampshire, ads attack Democratic Representative Chris Pappas for voting against the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Pappas said he voted against it because cuts to food benefits and Medicaid were too extreme. ## Pappas backs targeted tax relief Pappas told Fox News he supports targeted tax cuts for working people and small businesses. > I support targeted tax cuts for working people, for our small businesses and to make sure we are targeting that relief to the people that need it, not to billionaires, to the biggest corporations. ## Brooks campaign supports tax cuts In Pennsylvania's seventh congressional district, Democrat Bob Brooks faces ads claiming he wants to keep higher taxes on overtime and Social Security.Brooks' campaign said he supports no tax on overtime and no tax on tips. ## Key takeaway Republican ads in multiple races claim Democratic candidates oppose tax cuts on tips, overtime and Social Security, but many candidates say they support those provisions and voted against the broader bill for other reasons.