claim: sen. mccain's tax plan provides "virtually nothing to the middle class."
author: joe biden
evidence_1: gore offers virtually nothing for taxpayers making that much money. gore  selectively targets his tax ... the amount of money that has to be raised in taxes  from middle class families would be a heavy burden. ... under my proposal, for  every dollar that i propose in spending, i will put another dollar into middle class  tax cuts.
evidence_2: may 23, 2012 ... as we have determined by a coin toss, the first question will go to senator biden,  with a 90-second follow-up from governor palin. .... the middle class under john  mccain's tax proposal, 100 million families, middle class families, households to  be precise, they got not a single change, they got not a single ...
evidence_3: nov 18, 2017 ... once republican leaders filled their plan with tax cuts for the wealthy, they didn't  have much money left for the middle class. in the senate, republicans were so  desperate to find money that this past week they released a new version of the  bill that made virtually all of the middle-class tax cuts temporary.
evidence_4: sep 29, 2017 ... the plan's upper middle-class tax increases are too high for many gop  lawmakers to tolerate – but still too low to satisfy the party's deficit hawks. ...  meanwhile, in the senate, rand paul has called for the bill to cut taxes by “at  least 15 percent for every taxpayer,” a standard that the current bill — which ...
evidence_5: 5 days ago ... "after careful thought and consideration, i have decided to support the senate tax  reform bill," mr. mccain said in a statement. "i believe this legislation, though far  from perfect, would enhance american competitiveness, boost the economy, and  provide long overdue tax relief for middle class families.".