{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-kelly-opposes-democrats-bill-would-expose-americans-private-tax-returns", "Rep. Kelly opposes Democrats' bill that would expose Americans' private tax returns", "2022-12-22", "2022", "2022-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Mike Kelly", "K000376", "kelly.house.gov", "kelly", "https://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) voted against the Presidential Tax Filings and Audit Transparency Act of 2022, legislation that has the potential to expose Americans' tax returns and private information to the public.\n\nThe vote comes just days after Democrats on the House Ways & Means Committee rushed a closed-door hearing in an attempt to release six years of former President Donald Trump's tax returns.\n\n\"There is a real concern that the IRS is becoming weaponized. Where is the outrage?\" Rep. Kelly said. \"If this can happen to a former President, this can happen to anyone. This relentless six-year chase shows Democrats are willing to expose a private citizen\u2019s tax returns for political gain.\"\n\nWATCH: Rep. Kelly speaks following the Ways & Means Committee hearing reviewing former President Trump's tax returns.\n\nBACKGROUND\n\nOn Tuesday, Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee voted behind closed doors in a rushed committee meeting to publish six years of the former President\u2019s complete private tax returns.\n\nDemocrats\u2019 Only Purpose Is to Expose the Private Tax Information of a Political Rival\n\nWays and Means Democrats voted to publish a taxpayer\u2019s full tax returns into public\n\nview for the first time in the history of the country\n\nThis is nothing but revenge politics and will leave a stain on the historic Ways and\n\nMeans Committee\n\nDemocrats walked out of the meeting having failed to do what they promised to do \u2013\n\nprotect a minor child\u2019s personal information\n\nDemocrats Brought the Political Enemies List Back to Washington\n\nAfter Democrats\u2019 reckless precedent, leaders of congressional tax-writing committees now have nearly unlimited power to target and publicize confidential tax information of private citizens, political enemies, business and labor leaders, or even the Supreme Court justices themselves\n\nThis unleashes a cycle of political retribution that will make our politics more divisive\n\nRepublicans Insisted that Democrats Protect Children\u2019s Identities", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"]], "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://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-kelly-opposes-democrats-bill-would-expose-americans-private-tax-returns"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.870949985459447, "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"}