claim: while in the illinois senate, barack obama passed "tax cuts for hard-working families."
author: michelle obama
evidence_1: nov 9, 2017 ... learn more about president barack obama's family background, education and  ... obama's advocacy work led him to run for a seat in the illinois state senate. ...  on stem cell research, abortion, gun control, school vouchers and tax cuts. ...  democrats for not pushing hard enough to get legislation passed.
evidence_2: jul 27, 2004 ... candidate for u.s. senate in illinois, barack obama, delivered the ... through  hard work and perseverance my father got a scholarship to ... they're both  passed away now. ... so instead of offering tax breaks to companies shipping  jobs ... to care for their families while they're gone, to tend to the soldiers ...
evidence_3: aug 25, 2008 ... she describes what the illinois senator is like as a husband and father ... barack  obama's wife of nearly 16 years described what the illinois ... but the truth is, both  when we were kids and today, he wasn't .... passing tax cuts for hard-working  families, and making sure women get equal pay for equal work.
evidence_4: democratic incumbent president; il senator (2004-2008) ... while most people in  this country struggle to make ends meet, a few of the most ... we passed 25  different tax cuts. ... what i've called for is a tax cut for 95% of working families ...  that's why i'll offer a middle class tax cut so we can lift up hardworking families,  and ...
evidence_5: sep 7, 2012 ... "now, i've cut taxes for those who need it – middle-class families and small  businesses. ... republicans of raising taxes, and he has raised some taxes  during his presidency. ... obama has signed off on two major tax cuts for middle- class ... workers collected a $400 tax credit, and working couples got $800.