{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://polis.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398473", "Polis says GOP tax plan only plunges the nation deeper into debt and devastates the middle class", "2017-11-02", "2017", "2017-11", "Democrat", "House", "CO", "Jared Polis", "P000598", "polis.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., gave the following statement about the Republican tax plan, co-authored by President Trump and Speaker Ryan.\r\n\u201cThe GOP's so-called \u2018Tax Cuts and Jobs Act\u2019 would be more appropriately titled the \u2018Nailing the Middle Class to the Wall and Mortgaging our Future Act.\u2019\u00a0 The plan, hurriedly crafted behind closed doors, would plunge our nation deeper into debt, and bankrupt Medicare and Medicaid, all the while providing tax breaks for corporations and the top one-percent,\"\u00a0said Polis.\u00a0 \"I refuse to sit idly by as the GOP moves this plan forward as the only option.\u00a0 That is why I am willing to collaborate with anyone and everyone who agrees that we need to rein in the national debt, simplify the tax code, and level the playing field.\u00a0 I have crafted several proposals that help, and I will continue to advocate for policies that grow the economy for all to prosper.\u00a0 It\u2019s past time we draft a fairer, simpler, bipartisan tax code,\u201d\u00a0said Polis.\r\nPolis has been outspoken about eliminating special interest loopholes, reducing the national debt, and promoting small businesses and entrepreneurship.\r\nPolis continues to advocate for the middle class, attempting to ensure they have fair wages; increased paid sick leave; and access to affordable, quality preschool.\u00a0 He is the author of the\u00a0Child Care for Working Families Act, legislation that would create a federal-state partnership to make sure families making less than 150 percent of their state\u2019s median income do not pay more than seven percent of their income on child care.\r\nPolis also believes that any new tax code must be forward thinking and reduce our debt, by leveling the playing field between fossil fuels and renewable energy. Along with fellow Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) members, he authored a\u00a0letter\u00a0to Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady detailing sustainable tax reform priorities, such as a \u2018carbon price\u2019 to hold polluting corporations financially accountable.", 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://polis.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398473"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7876250892877579, "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"}