 The Republican Party is trying to rebrand itself as the party of the working class. Rubbish. Republicans can spout all of the catchy slogans about blue jeans and beer they want, but actions speak louder than words. So what are they actually doing? Did they vote for the American Rescue Plan? No. Not a single Republican in Congress voted for stimulus checks and extra unemployment benefits needed by millions of American workers. So what have they voted for? Well, every single one of them voted for Trump's 2017 tax cut for the wealthy and corporations, of which 83% of the benefits go to the richest 1% over a decade. They claimed corporations would use the savings from the tax cut to invest in their workers. In reality, corporations use their tax savings to buy back shares of their own stock in order to boost share values. And some corporations then fired large portions of their workforce. Not very pro-worker, if you ask me. Have they voted for any taxes on the wealthy? No. Quite the opposite. Republicans refuse to tax the rich. They have been trying to get rid of the estate tax, which only applies to a state's worth at least $11.7 million for individuals and $23.4 million for married couples. Working class, my foot. Have they backed to build or raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, which a majority of Americans favor? No. Republicans refuse to raise the minimum wage, even though it would give 32 million workers a raise. That's about a fifth of the entire U.S. workforce. Do they support unions which empower workers to get better pay and benefits? No again. To the contrary, Republicans have enacted right-to-work laws in 28 states decimating unions' bargaining power and enabling businesses to exploit their workers. And when it comes to strengthening labor laws, only five out of 211 Republicans voted for the PRO Act in the House, the toughest labor law legislation in a generation. How about the historic Union Drive at the Bessemer, Alabama, Amazon warehouse, which Joe Biden and almost all Democrats strongly backed? Just one Republican spoke out in support. All others have been dead silent. What about backing regulations that keep workers safe? Nope. In fact, they didn't bat an eye when Trump rolled back child labor protections, undid workers' safeguards for exposure to cancerous radiation, and gutted measures that shield workers from wage theft. Do they support overtime? No. They allow Trump to eliminate overtime for eight million workers and continue to repeat the corporate lie about job-killing regulations. What about expanding access to healthcare to all working people? Not a chance. Republicans at the state level have blocked Medicaid expansion and enacted Medicaid work requirements, while Republicans in Congress have tried for years to repeal the entirety of the Affordable Care Act. If they succeeded, they would have stripped healthcare away from more than 20 million working Americans. So don't fall for the Republican Party's working class rebrand. It's a cruel hoax. The GOP doesn't give a fig about working people. It is and always will be the party of big business and billionaires.