{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases/davids-calls-senate-pass-bipartisan-tax-cuts-families-small-businesses", "Davids Calls on Senate to Pass Bipartisan Tax Cuts for Families, Small Businesses", "2024-08-01", "2024", "2024-08", "Democrat", "House", "KS", "Sharice Davids", "D000629", "davids.house.gov", "davids", "https://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Representative Sharice Davids urged the Senate to pass a bipartisan tax package aimed at reducing taxes for hardworking families and small businesses in Kansas. The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024, which Davids voted to supported in January, includes key policies she has long championed, such as the Child Tax Credit (CTC), small business research and development (R&D) credits, and affordable housing provisions. Davids expressed hope that the strong bipartisan support shown in the U.S. House earlier this year will continue as the Senate votes on the legislation today.\n\n\"Having been raised by a single mother, I understand firsthand the challenges that hardworking families face today,\u201d said Davids. \u201cThat\u2019s why I urge the Senate to pass this bipartisan package of middle-class tax cuts, which provides much-needed relief to families and small businesses in Kansas. It would benefit our communities, help parents, foster job growth, and create more affordable housing options at home. It's time for the Senate to support these measures, as we did in the House with overwhelming bipartisan support, and promote Kansans' wellbeing.\"\n\nThe bipartisan tax package includes provisions that provide financial relief to Kansas families and small businesses, including:\n\nChild Tax Credit: Expands direct payments to parents over the next three years, benefiting 136,000 children in Kansas. This would help lift as many as 500,000 children out of poverty nationally.\n\nDavids previously voted for the American Rescue Plan, which expanded the CTC in 2021. These provisions benefited 148,000 children in Kansas\u2019 Third District.\n\nSmall Business Credits: Expands the R&D tax credit, which encourages investment in innovation, allowing small businesses to better compete globally and create jobs.\n\nDavids previously led the Kansas Delegation to call on House Leadership to reinstate business-friendly R&D tax rules.\n\nShe also joined her New Democrat Coalition colleagues to call on House Leadership to expand the R&D tax credit, which was weakened in 2017.\n\nAffordable Housing: Strengthens the Low Income Housing Tax Credit, which boosts affordable rental housing in rural, suburban, and urban Kansas. This program has financed 38,391 affordable homes in Kansas since 1986.\n\nDavids previously joined Representative Jake LaTurner (R-KS-02) to urge U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson to schedule a vote on a bill to increase affordable housing option. Today\u2019s package includes provisions from that legislation.\n\nPrice Tag is Offset: Completely pays for itself by ending a pandemic-era program, known as the Employee Retention Tax Credit, that has been riddled with fraud and cost more than had been projected.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:36:13Z"]], "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://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases/davids-calls-senate-pass-bipartisan-tax-cuts-families-small-businesses"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 11.006300803273916, "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"}