{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://norcross.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/norcross-statement-house-republicans-passing-huge-tax-increase-nj", "Norcross Statement on House Republicans Passing Huge Tax Increase on NJ Families", "2017-12-19", "2017", "2017-12", "Democrat", "House", "NJ", "Donald Norcross", "N000188", "norcross.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC  Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) issued the following statement on his NO vote on the Republican tax scam:\nToday Republicans in Congress chose to line the pockets of billionaires, the Trump family and big corporations at the expense of New Jersey families.\nTrump and his Republican followers are raising taxes on 86 million middle-class Americans  including New Jersey residents who will lose their full state and local tax deductions. The top 1% of Americans get 83% of the tax breaks, while everyday people who work hard, play by the rules and deserve a real raise in their paychecks get screwed.\nRepublicans promised to simplify the tax code  but made it more complicated. They promised to rein in spending  but added $1.5 trillion to the deficit. They promised American jobs  but made it easier for corporations to ship jobs overseas. This bill is a string of broken promises to the American people.\nWe need more jobs, higher wages and lower taxes. We dont need the middle class paying for tax breaks for CEOs. This isnt tax reform  its a scam.\nRelated Content\n Norcross reacted to the Republican vote to advance their massive tax hike on New Jersey families on December 4, 2017.\n\tNorcross writes that the Trump tax scam is welfare for the wealthy, paid for by the rest of us in The Burlington County Times on November 30, 2017.\n\tNorcross issued a statement on his vote against the Ryan-Trump billionaires-first tax bill on November 16, 2017.\n\tNorcross spoke on the Floor against the Ryan-Trump billionaires-first tax bill on November 8, 2017.\n\tNorcross reacted to the content of the Ryan-Trump billionaires-first tax bill, as introduced on November 2, 2017.\n\tNorcross commented on the House budget vote that paved the way for the Ryan-McConnell-Trump tax plan on October 27, 2017.\n\tNorcross reacted to the Ryan-McConnell-Trump tax plan on September 27, 2017.\n\tNorcross hosted colleagues in South Jersey for a day-long forum on The Future of Work, Wages and Labor on August 4, 2017.\n\tNorcross expressed strong support for the new Democratic agenda A Better Deal: Better Jobs, Better Wages, Better Future' on July 24, 2017.\n\tNorcross writes first and foremost for me is raising wages in an op-ed July 23, 2017.\n\tNorcross reacts to the House Republicans budget proposal on July 18, 2017.\n\tNorcross and colleagues introduce the Raise the Wage Act on May 25, 2017.\n\tNorcross reacted to the Administrations tax reform outline on April 28, 2017.\n\tNorcross was appointed to serve on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce and he vowed to represent New Jersey working families on January 5, 2017.\n ###\nContact: Ally Kehoe, Communications Director  ally.kehoe@mail.house.gov", 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://norcross.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/norcross-statement-house-republicans-passing-huge-tax-increase-nj"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.952656079083681, "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"}