Bob Brooks Faces Flip-Flop Attack Over Trump’s $12,500 Overtime Tax Break

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 11

Bob Brooks, a Pennsylvania Democrat running in a toss-up House race, drew GOP "flip-flop" attacks after criticizing Trump’s overtime tax break even as his national firefighters union backs it.
The tax provision allows up to $12,500 a year in overtime deductions, phasing out above $150,000 in income or $300,000 for joint filers; Brooks had said 90% of firefighters did not benefit.
Brooks’ campaign says he supports no tax on overtime and tips but wants to fix gaps that leave some first responders ineligible, while denying he would seek repeal of the overtime benefit itself.
Ryan Mackenzie’s camp argues Brooks undercut the policy by backing repeal of the broader One Big Beautiful Bill Act, while Brooks counters that Mackenzie hurt first responders through funding decisions his office denies.
The dispute sharpens a politically sensitive tax issue in a swing Pennsylvania district, where Brooks also touts backing from the IAFF despite the union’s public support for Trump’s overtime policy.