{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://bost.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/bost-applauds-house-passage-tax-reform-legislation-0", "Bost Applauds House Passage of Tax Reform Legislation", "2017-12-19", "2017", "2017-12", "Republican", "House", "IL", "Mike Bost", "B001295", "bost.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, DC  U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) today released the following statement after the House passed the final version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the biggest reform of Americas tax code in 31 years:\nThere were two major things that I wanted to accomplish for Southern Illinois through tax reform: growing jobs and growing paychecks. This tax reform bill paves the way for both. Weve reformed the tax code to let working families keep more of their paycheck to spend as they see fit. Whether that be saving for college, raising a family, or preparing for a rainy day, I trust the taxpayers to keep a closer eye on their hard-earned dollars than any Washington bureaucrat ever will. Weve also taken steps to encourage businesses large and small to expand operations at home and invest in the American worker.\nFor individuals and families, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act:\n Lowers individual taxes and sets the rates so people can keep more of their hard-earned money.\n\tDoubles the standard deduction from $6,500 to $13,000 for individuals and $12,000 to $24,000 for married couples.\n\tContinues to allow people to write off the cost of state and local taxes  up to $10,000.\n\tDoubles the Child Tax Credit from $1,000 to $2,000.\n\tProvides support for graduate students by continuing to exempt the value of reduced tuition from taxes.\n\tRetains popular retirement savings options such as 401(k)s and Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs).\n\tPreserves the mortgage interest deduction.\n\tProvides relief for Americans with expensive medical bills by expanding the medical expense deduction.\n For job creators of all sizes, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act:\n Lowers the corporate tax rate to 21% down from 35%, which today is the highest in the industrialized world.\n\tAllows businesses to immediately write off the full cost of new equipment to improve operations and enhance the skills of their workers.\n\tEstablishes strong safeguards to distinguish between individual wage income and pass-through business income so Main Street tax relief goes to the local job creators it was designed to help most.\n\tPrevents American jobs, headquarters, and research from moving overseas by eliminating incentives that now reward companies for shifting jobs, profits, and manufacturing plants abroad.\n # # #", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://bost.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/bost-applauds-house-passage-tax-reform-legislation-0"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6844430938363075, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}