{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-pushes-tax-bill-amendment-to-put-more-money-in-pockets-of-working-families", "Brown Pushes Tax Bill Amendment to Put More Money in Pockets of Working Families", "2017-12-01", "2017", "2017-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Senator\u2019s Amendment Would Expand Child Tax Credit\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tFriday, December 1, 2017\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\r\n**Download Brown\u2019s Remarks HERE**\r\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) pushed for an amendment to the Senate tax bill to ensure that working parents get a meaningful tax break under the Senate bill. Brown\u2019s amendment would allow families to earn the Child Tax Credit more quickly, increase the Child Tax Credit to $2,000, and $2,500 for families with children under six, and it would make the credit fully-refundable for the first time. Brown\u2019s amendment would do significantly more for families with incomes below $50,000 and families with two or more children than the Republican proposal.\r\n\u201cIf we want to cut taxes for the middle class, let\u2019s cut taxes for the middle class,\u201d said Brown. \u201cInstead of giving the money to corporations and hoping it trickles down \u2013 let\u2019s cut out the middle-man and put the money directly in the pockets of working families.\u201d\r\nSenate Republicans voted down Brown\u2019s amendment.\r\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://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-pushes-tax-bill-amendment-to-put-more-money-in-pockets-of-working-families"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.1022160071879625, "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"}