{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://bucshon.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/dr-bucshon-votes-historic-tax-reform", "Dr. Bucshon Votesfor Historic Tax Reform", "2017-11-16", "2017", "2017-11", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Larry Bucshon", "B001275", "bucshon.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "(Washington, D.C.) \u2013 Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed\u00a0the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act\u00a0(H.R. 1):\n\t\t\t\t\u201cThe status quo is simply not working for hard-working Americans.\u00a0The 70,000 pages of the current tax code are littered with special interest loopholes\u00a0that benefit the few Americans who can afford to take advantage of them at the expense of middle-income families.\u00a0Our nation has the highest corporate tax rate in the industrialized world and an outdated international tax system \u2013 which hurts the ability of American businesses to compete in a global economy.\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t\u201cHoosier\u00a0families and businesses want and deserve a tax code that is fairer, flatter, simpler, and protects American jobs\u00a0and paychecks. This is exactly the reform that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will deliver.\u00a0Under this plan, hard-working American families will, on average,\u00a0get\u00a0a $1,182\u00a0tax cut enabling them to keep more of their hard-earned money in their pockets.\u00a0\u00a0By simplifying the tax code, this plan will allow the majority of Americans to file their taxes on a post card.\u00a0 The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act\u00a0will also level the playing field for American businesses struggling to compete in a global marketplace and protect American jobs \u2013 growing paychecks for current workers and spurring the creation of new jobs here at home.\u00a0\u00a0The American people want a growing economy that boosts wages and job opportunities \u2013 and the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will do just that.\u201d\n\t\t\t\tCongressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. is a physician and Republican member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee serving his fourth term representing Indiana's 8th Congressional district. The 8th District of Indiana includes all or parts of Clay, Crawford, Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Greene, Knox, Martin, Owen, Parke, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Sullivan, Vanderburgh, Vermillion, Vigo, and Warrick counties.", 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://bucshon.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/dr-bucshon-votes-historic-tax-reform"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.044105902314186, "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"}