{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.blackburn.senate.gov/2025/9/jobs and economy/agriculture/crime/energy/health care/immigration/video-blackburn-shares-raving-reviews-from-tennesseans-on-the-one-big-beautiful-bill", "VIDEO: Blackburn Shares Raving Reviews from Tennesseans on the One Big Beautiful Bill", "2025-09-04", "2025", "2025-09", "Republican", "Senate", "TN", "Marsha Blackburn", "B001243", "www.blackburn.senate.gov", "blackburn", "https://www.blackburn.senate.gov/news/cc8c80c1-d564-4bbb-93a4-f1d772346ae0", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) delivered remarks on the Senate floor after hearing from Tennesseans across the state last month who are celebrating how the One Big Beautiful Bill, Republicans\u2019 \u2018Working Families Tax Cut,\u2019 is helping their families, their businesses, and their pocketbooks:\n\nClick here to download Senator Blackburn\u2019s remarks on the Senate floor.\n\nREMARKS AS PREPARED\n\nThe One Big Beautiful Bill Reduces the Tax Burden for Tennessee Families, Seniors, and Small Business Owners\n\nOver the last few weeks, I\u2019ve spoken with countless Tennesseans who are celebrating the One Big Beautiful Bill and its impact on their families, their businesses, and their pocketbooks.\n\nFrom my conversations, one thing is clear: This landmark law is already making America great again.\n\nThanks to the law, Tennessee families will save an average of $2,600 next year on taxes and see a take-home pay increase of $10,000, providing much-needed relief after four years of Bidenflation.\n\nI\u2019ve met with restaurant servers who spoke about how the law\u2019s reduction of taxes on tips and overtime will ensure that they keep more of their hard-earned money.\n\nAcross the state, I\u2019ve heard from seniors who will benefit from a lower tax burden thanks to the legislation\u2019s $6,000 bonus deduction.\n\nAnd millions of hardworking families are more confidently planning for the future thanks to the law\u2019s enhanced child tax credit and expanded child care access.\n\nIn chamber of commerce meetings, I\u2019ve heard from small business owners who are hiring staff, purchasing new equipment, and investing in their communities after the legislation permanently extended President Trump\u2019s 2017 tax cuts, protecting more than 100,000 jobs in Tennessee.\n\nWith provisions like 100 percent bonus depreciation and immediate expensing of Research & Development, companies will be able to power Tennessee\u2019s manufacturing boom long into the future.\n\nTax Cuts Empower Tennessee\u2019s Farming Community to Pass on Their Legacy to the Next Generation\n\nAt the Tennessee State Fair in Lebanon, I spoke with farmers about how the Big Beautiful Bill raises the estate tax exemption to $15 million for single filers and $30 million for joint filers, empowering family farms to pass on their legacy of hard work to the next generation.\n\nAcross the country, this provision will protect two million family farms from double taxation.\n\nThe One Big Beautiful Bill Strengthens Health Care, Child Care, Housing, and Education for Tennessee Service Members\n\nFor Tennessee\u2019s incredible military communities, the legislation provides a $150 billion boost to national defense funding, ensuring our armed forces remain the strongest lethal fighting force in the world.\n\nWhile funding the Golden Dome missile defense system, it will also strengthen health care, child care, housing, and education for our brave service members.\n\nThe One Big Beautiful Bill Supports Tennessee Businesses by Ending Anti-American Energy Policies\n\nFor four years under President Biden, Tennesseans suffered because of his anti-America energy policies that sent gas prices soaring.\n\nThe Big Beautiful Bill ends these far-left regulations and provides Made-in-America tax breaks to support energy production here at home.\n\nPresident Trump\u2019s pro-energy agenda is a big reason why gas prices over Labor Day weekend were at their lowest level in five years.\n\nThe One Big Beautiful Bill Empowers ICE to Keep Tennessee Communities Safe and Secures the Border\n\nAt the same time, the legislation secures $75 billion in funding to hire thousands of additional ICE agents to protect our communities by enforcing the law.\n\nIt also provides resources to finish President Trump\u2019s border wall with hundreds of miles of new barriers.\n\nThe One Big Beautiful Bill Helps Tennessee Grow with Robust Infrastructure and Transportation Investments\n\nAs Tennessee continues to grow, it is vital that we have robust infrastructure and transportation systems.\n\nIn June alone, Nashville International Airport welcomed more than 2.4 million travelers\u2014an all-time high.\n\nOn that front, the Big Beautiful Bill provides a $12.5 billion investment in our nation\u2019s air traffic control system to improve safety, speed, and efficiency.\n\nThe One Big Beautiful Bill Invests in Tennessee\u2019s Rural Communities\n\nThe legislation also invests in our state\u2019s 78 rural counties by creating the Rural Health Transformation Program, delivering $50 billion to strengthen access to rural health care.\n\nThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has already launched a webpage for the program at CMS dot gov. I encourage Tennesseans to consult these resources and learn more about how the program can improve sustainable access, workforce development, and innovative care in their communities.\n\nAcross our state, the One Big Beautiful Bill is improving the lives of Tennesseans. 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