He voted for the bill that raises taxes on anyone making over $250K per year but extends the tax cuts for people making less than $250K per year. That was Pelosi's bill he voted for. The Republican alternative, which he rejected, extended the tax cut to all tax payers.
In other words, the result of the bill Paul voted for is that people making over $250K will see an increase in their taxes.
No the higher income taxes weren’t in the bill. I get what you are saying, you should get what I’m saying. Paul makes it a point of pride that he never votes for a tax increase. To vote against the continuation of the middle class tax cuts would have been to vote for a tax increase.
I think this is really about trying to deny Paul his chairmanship where he can question the Fed. I think he’s right for that position, one of the few positions most Republican voters would agree he’s right for. The leadership may try to stop that.