{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://ohalleran.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/o-halleran-tax-plan-fails-middle-class-and-small-businesses", "OHalleran: Tax Plan Fails Middle Class and Small Businesses", "2017-11-16", "2017", "2017-11", "Democrat", "House", "AZ", "Tom O'Halleran", "O000171", "ohalleran.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Tom O\u2019Halleran (AZ-01) voted against the House tax bill, citing the elimination of critical deductions on which millions of middle-class families rely and nearly $2 trillion added to the federal deficit.\n\u201cTax reform should be focused on middle-class tax relief and incentivizing businesses to bring back and create good-paying jobs in America. This legislation, unfortunately, does neither,\u201d\u00a0said Rep. O\u2019Halleran. \u201cThis tax bill will eliminate tax deductions that Arizona families rely on to afford medical care, education, and local taxes. In their rush to earn political points by passing a tax reform bill, Congressional leaders have failed to address many of the issues our families and entrepreneurs face.\"\nDeductions that would be eliminated or capped under the Republican tax bill include:\n Medical Expenses Deduction\n\tStudent Loan Interest Deduction\n\tState and Local Tax Deduction\n\tMortgage Interest Deduction\n \u201cFrom the beginning, this should have been a transparent process that included the American people, many of whom still do not know how this bill will impact their families. We need sound policymaking that results in lasting tax reform that stimulates our economy and\u00a0does not add to\u00a0our growing debt,\u201d\u00a0continued O\u2019Halleran.\u00a0\u201cI cannot support legislation that\u00a0harms\u00a0our middle-class families at the expense of the wealthiest Americans or saddles future generations of Arizonans with even more debt. The American people deserve better.\u201d\nLast night, the Senate Finance Committee unanimously rejected the policies within the House tax plan when it was offered as an amendment to the Senate tax bill.\n##", 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://ohalleran.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/o-halleran-tax-plan-fails-middle-class-and-small-businesses"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9748530574142933, "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"}