Americans for Tax Reform

Grover Norquist and 35 Conservative Groups Urge Trump to Let ACA Tax Credits Expire While Opposing Corporate Tax Credit Expirations

| Importance: 9/10

On September 26, 2025, Grover Norquist’s Americans for Tax Reform led a coalition of 35 conservative organizations—including Club for Growth and Americans for Prosperity—in sending a letter to President Trump urging him to let enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits expire in December …

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Bush Signs JGTRRA - Dividend and Capital Gains Rates Slashed to 15%, Massively Favoring Investment Income Over Wages

| Importance: 8/10

On May 28, 2003, President George W. Bush signed the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (JGTRRA) into law, completing the second phase of the Bush tax cuts and fundamentally restructuring taxation to favor investment income over wages. The legislation reduced the long-term capital gains …

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Bush Signs EGTRRA Tax Cuts - Top Rate Reduced from 39.6% to 35%, Estate Tax Phased Out, Beginning $1.5 Trillion Debt Increase

| Importance: 8/10

On June 7, 2001, President George W. Bush signed the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (EGTRRA) into law, enacting the first wave of the ‘Bush tax cuts’ that would add approximately $1.5 trillion to the national debt over the 2002-2011 decade, excluding interest. The …

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Abramoff and Reed Formalize Tribal Money Laundering Subcontractor Scheme

| Importance: 8/10

On April 6, 1999, Jack Abramoff formalized a subcontractor arrangement with Ralph Reed and Preston Gates, involving the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. The scheme involved routing $1.3 million through intermediary organizations like Americans for Tax Reform to conceal payments to Reed’s …

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