{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://paulsen.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=22&itemid=1833", "Paulsen Statement on Tax Reform Blueprint", "2016-06-24", "2016", "2016-06", "Republican", "House", "MN", "Erik Paulsen", "P000594", "paulsen.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Erik Paulsen (MN-03), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following statement regarding House Republicans\u2019 Tax Reform Blueprint released on Friday:\r\n\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n\r\n\t\u201cOur broken tax code has not kept pace with a modern economy. The Blueprint will make the tax code simpler, flatter, and fairer for hardworking taxpayers and families. This Tax Reform Blueprint will:\r\n\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n \r\n\t\r\n\t\tPromote savings and investment\r\n\t\r\n\t\tEnd the practice of shifting jobs overseas\r\n\t\r\n\t\tMake the tax code so simple it can fit on a postcard\r\n\t\r\n\t\tHelp Americans\u2019 greatest asset \u2013 our small businesses\r\n\t\r\n\t\tModernize the IRS and make it a service-first agency for all Americans\r\n \r\n\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n\r\n\tThe bottom line is this tax reform proposal will lead to bigger paychecks, more jobs, and economic opportunities for all Minnesotans.\u201d\r\n\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n\r\n\tPaulsen, a champion of small business and advocate of free enterprise, entrepreneurship, and innovation, serves on the House Ways and Means Committee, the bicameral Joint Economic Committee, and is co-chair of the Congressional Medical Technology Caucus.\r\n\r\n\tFor more information on Congressman Paulsen\u2019s work in Congress visit Paulsen.house.gov.\r\n\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n\r\n\t###", 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://paulsen.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=22&itemid=1833"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.458050148561597, "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"}