I am not writing about Congressman Rob Bresnahan’s broken pledge to not support a bill that “includes any reduction in Medicaid coverage for vulnerable populations” (see the River Reporter, April 24-30). I am not writing about Congressman Bresnahan’s support for the Big Ugly, which includes devastating Medicaid cuts in his district that will mostly hit those who can least afford it (see the River Reporter, July 3-9).

What I’m writing about is this: Immediately after the Big Ugly was passed, I received an obviously expensive mailing from Congressman Bresnahan that stated, “President Trump’s plan cuts taxes for middle class families by 15%, saving you $10,000 every year.” Some simple math: In order for a 15 percent tax cut to yield a $10,000 savings, you would have to have a tax liability of $66,666. A tax liability of this amount would require a gross income of $365,000 for a married couple filing jointly. This is not a middle-class income, and even those with this income will not receive a tax cut this large.

So, some questions for Mis-Representative Bresnahan: 

1. What excuse do you have for sending blatant misinformation to your constituents?
2. Who paid for your expensive, inaccurate mailing? and 
3. Why did you neglect to tell your constituents that your vote for the Big Ugly was a vote to increase the deficit by over $3,000,000,000,000?

Norman Starr
Beach Lake, PA