The second night of the Democratic National Convention was filled with excitement as a celebratory roll call marked Vice President Kamala Harris' nomination to be the party's candidate for president. As speaker after speaker addressed the convention extolling her qualities to lead the country, they also spelled out differences with her opponents, former President Donald Trump and Ohio Sen. JD Vance, at times misrepresenting the Republicans' stances.
Here's a look at the facts. ___
Missing context on Vance and the child tax credit
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer: 鈥淪enate Republicans pretend to care about middle-class families, but they voted no on expanding the child tax credit. And JD Vance didn鈥檛 even show up to vote.鈥�
THE FACTS: Vance an August vote to expand the child tax credit and restore some tax breaks for businesses.
The bill failed to advance in the Senate as Republicans largely opposed the measure, arguing that they would be in position to get a better deal next year, .
But there鈥檚 more to the story.
Vance has also said he would , currently at $2,000, to $5,000. He said the Senate vote was a 鈥渟how vote,鈥� when bills are designed to fail but allow parties to highlight issues before voters.
The cost of Trump's economic plan
Schumer on Trump's plan to create tariffs: 鈥淗e wants to impose what is, in effect, a national sales tax on everyday products and basic necessities that we import from other countries. It will mean higher prices on just about every one of your daily needs. Donald Trump鈥檚 plan would cost a typical family $3,900 a year.鈥�
THE FACTS: Trump has proposed imposing a tariff of anywhere from 10% to 20% on all imports and up to 60% on imports from China.
Economists do expect it would raise prices on many goods. The Tax Policy Center, a joint project of the Urban Institute and the Brookings Institution, estimates it would reduce average incomes in the top 60% of earners by 1.8%. And the Center for American Progress Action Fund, a progressive advocacy group, has calculated that the higher tariffs would cost households an extra $3,900 a year.
However, Trump has said the tariff revenue could be used to cut other taxes, which would reduce the overall cost of the policy.
Trump's changing views on the Affordable Care Act
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham: 鈥淒onald Trump and JD Vance want to dismantle our healthcare system, repeal the Affordable Care Act, and limit protections for preexisting conditions.鈥�
THE FACTS: Trump has to replace former President Barack Obama鈥檚 health care law with a plan of his own. For example, three years after a Congress fully controlled by Republicans failed to repeal 鈥淥bamacare鈥� in 2017, Trump .
More recently, the Republican presidential nominee the contentious fight.
鈥淭he cost of Obamacare is out of control, plus, it鈥檚 not good Healthcare,鈥� he wrote in a November 2023 . 鈥淚鈥檓 seriously looking at alternatives. We had a couple of Republican Senators who campaigned for 6 years against it, and then raised their hands not to terminate it. It was a low point for the Republican Party, but we should never give up!鈥�
But Trump backed off a potential repeal in April. He said posted to Truth Social that he is 鈥渘ot running to replace the ACA鈥� and that he intends to make it 鈥渕uch better, stronger and far less expensive."
Another misrepresentation of Trump's bleach comment
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, on Trump during the COVID-19 pandemic: 鈥淎nd Donald, well, Donald told us to inject bleach.鈥�
THE FACTS: This claim on the first day of the Democratic National Convention by Rep. Robert Garcia of California.
It's an overstatement. whether it would be impossible to inject disinfectant into the lungs.
鈥淎nd then I see the disinfectant, where it knocks it out in one minute,鈥� . 鈥淎nd is there a way we can do something like that, by injection inside or almost a cleaning, because you see it gets in the lungs and it does a tremendous number on the lungs, so it鈥檇 be interesting to check that, so that you鈥檙e going to have to use medical doctors with, but it sounds interesting to me. So, we鈥檒l see, but the whole concept of the light, the way it kills it in one minute. That鈥檚 pretty powerful.鈥�
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Melissa Goldin, The Associated Press
