Payroll tax better idea under Obama because it was backed by 'facts and truth'

<p>Rep. Tony Cardenas (D-Calif.) said President Obama’s payroll tax cut was different than President Trump’s proposal because Obama backed up his plan with “facts and truth.”</p><p>“The White House's idea of a payroll tax and the number that they're talking about, which is in the 10s and 10s of billions of dollars, is something that I think is too wholesale and I think it's irresponsible for us to do something like that,” he said on Thursday as congressional leaders continued negotiations on a coronavirus relief package.</p><p>In 2011 and 2012, the Obama administration cut payroll taxes by 2 percentage points to stimulate the economy.</p><p>“President Obama always backed up his arguments with facts and truth and this president never backs up his requests with facts and truth,” he responded.</p>