{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://harshbarger.house.gov/media/press-releases/harshbarger-statement-new-working-families-tax-cuts-treasury-analysis", "Harshbarger Statement on New Working Families Tax Cuts Treasury Analysis", "2026-06-03", "2026", "2026-06", "Republican", "House", "TN", "Diana Harshbarger", "H001086", "harshbarger.house.gov", "harshbarger", "https://harshbarger.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 Ahead of the one-year anniversary of President Trump signing Republicans\u2019 signature legislation\u2014the Working Families Tax Cuts\u2014into law, Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) today applauded a new analysis from the U.S. Department of the Treasury confirming the legislation delivered historic tax relief to millions of low- and middle-income Americans this past tax filing season.\n\n\u201cDemocrats spent months claiming the Working Families Tax Cuts were a giveaway to the wealthy, but the data just proved them wrong,\u201d said Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger. \u201cNot a single Democrat voted for this law. If they had gotten their way, the waitress in Kingsport, the factory worker in Bristol, and the retiree in Greeneville would all be staring down the largest tax hike in American history right now. Instead, they're keeping more of their hard-earned money in their pockets, and the results speak for themselves. That's the difference between the Republicans\u2019 pro-growth agenda and the Democrats\u2019 radical tax-and-spend agenda. I am proud to have delivered for East Tennesseans alongside President Trump and my House Republican colleagues.\u201d\n\n\u201cAmerican families and workers overwhelmingly benefitted from the Working Families Tax Cuts, receiving the largest share of the historic tax relief delivered this past filing season. This analysis confirms President Trump\u2019s tax policies deliver substantial tax cuts to hardworking Americans and provide greater relief and financial certainty to low- and middle- income households,\u201d said Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent. \u201cUnder President Trump, our federal tax code and system reflect the American people\u2019s mandate to reject policies that punish success with tax hikes and embrace those that restore fairness, reward work, respect hard-earned paychecks, and reignite the American Dream.\u201d\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nAccording to a Treasury Department analysis of the most recent tax filing season, American families and workers claimed $82 billion in individual tax relief under the Working Families Tax Cuts through the April filing deadline. Without the legislation, filers would have faced a $5 trillion tax hike upon expiration of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Instead, 97% of filers received a tax cut, with 96% of those earning under $200,000 and nearly 70% earning less than $100,000.\n\nKey provisions and their impact include:\n\nNo Tax on Tips: More than 7.5 million filers claimed the deduction, with an average deduction exceeding $7,000. 90% of claimants earned under $100,000.\n\nNo Tax on Overtime: More than 29 million filers claimed the deduction, with an average deduction exceeding $3,100. 75% of claimants earned under $100,000.\n\nEnhanced Senior Deduction: More than 35 million seniors claimed the deduction, with an average deduction exceeding $7,500. Nearly 70% of claimants earned under $100,000.\n\nEnhanced Child Tax Credit: Nearly 40 million families claimed the permanently doubled credit, with 65% earning under $100,000.\n\nDoubled Standard Deduction: More than 127 million filers\u201490% of all tax filers\u2014claimed the permanently doubled standard deduction.\n\nTrump Accounts: More than 5.5 million Trump Accounts have been opened, with 86% linked to families earning under $200,000.\n\nNo Tax on Car Loan Interest: More than 1.4 million filers claimed the deduction on new American vehicles, with an average deduction exceeding $1,800.\n\nClick here for more information.\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-27T21:44:12Z", "2026-06-27T22:11:26Z"]], "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://harshbarger.house.gov/media/press-releases/harshbarger-statement-new-working-families-tax-cuts-treasury-analysis"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.581049058586359, "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"}