{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.coons.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/video-sen-coons-on-tax-bill-im-still-struck-by-the-difference-between-what-donald-trump-campaigned-on-and-what-this-bill-is-actually-delivering", "[VIDEO] Sen. Coons on tax bill: “I'm still struck by the difference between what Donald Trump campaigned on and what this bill is actually delivering”", "2017-11-29", "2017", "2017-11", "Democrat", "House", "DE", "Christopher Coons", "C001088", "www.coons.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "11.29.17\n\t\t\t [VIDEO] Sen. Coons on tax bill: \u201cI'm still struck by the difference between what Donald Trump campaigned on and what this bill is actually delivering\u201d \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) this morning joined MSNBC\u2019s Morning Joe to discuss the GOP tax bill.\u00a0\r\n\u201cAs the Republicans barrel\u00a0towards trying to deliver on\u00a0President Trump's Christmas\u00a0promise of a big gift to the\u00a0American people,\u00a0I'm struck at the difference\u00a0between what President Trump\u00a0campaigned on, a real middle\u00a0class tax cut, and what this tax\u00a0bill seems to be, which is\u00a0something that will add $1.5\u00a0trillion to our deficits and\u00a0debt and that overwhelmingly\u00a0favors the wealthiest Americans\u00a0and the most profitable\u00a0corporations.\u201d\u00a0\r\n\u201cThere have been no public\u00a0hearings on this bill.\u00a0It was introduced and rushed\u00a0immediately to markup.\u00a0There was a Finance Committee\u00a0markup but there were no\u00a0hearings.\u00a0So, actually understanding\u00a0what's in this package is\u00a0something that will only be\u00a0known once it's passed.\u00a0When one party tries to ram\u00a0through a big piece of\u00a0legislation without including\u00a0the other, without public\u00a0hearings, the results don't\u00a0usually turn out as well, as\u00a0hopeful or as expected.\u00a0That's going to be true here as\u00a0well, I think.\"\u00a0\r\nFull audio and video available here.\r\nExcerpts from the interview:\u00a0\r\nSenator Coons on the future of the tax bill: Well, I hope not but that\u00a0certainly seems more likely\u00a0today, after it advanced through\u00a0the Budget Committee.\u00a0I'll remind you and our viewers\u00a0that there are still significant\u00a0differences between the Senate\u00a0version and the House version\u00a0that will have to be worked out.\u00a0As the Republicans barrel\u00a0towards trying to deliver on\u00a0President Trump's Christmas\u00a0promise of a big gift to the\u00a0American people,\u00a0I'm struck at the difference\u00a0between what President Trump\u00a0campaigned on, a real middle\u00a0class tax cut, and what this tax\u00a0bill seems to be, which is\u00a0something that will add $1.5\u00a0trillion to our deficits and\u00a0debt and that overwhelmingly\u00a0favors the wealthiest Americans\u00a0and the most profitable\u00a0corporations.\u00a0 More on the tax bill: A number of real fiscal\u00a0conservatives who continue to be\u00a0concerned of deficits and debt\u00a0like Senator Corker are trying\u00a0to add into this bill some sort\u00a0of trigger mechanism that would\u00a0roll back some of the bigger tax\u00a0cuts if the growth that's\u00a0promised doesn't materialize and\u00a0deficits soar.\u00a0That might be too little, too\u00a0late to fix the hole in our\u00a0annual budget that would be\u00a0caused by this bill but I at\u00a0least commend Senator Corker for\u00a0trying to slow down this\u00a0hurdling train and look at it\u00a0and try to fix it.\u00a0I'm still struck by the\u00a0difference between what Donald\u00a0Trump campaigned on and what\u00a0this bill is actually\u00a0delivering, which will be\u00a0significant cuts that will harm\u00a0lots of middle class Americans\u00a0by eliminating all sorts of\u00a0things on which they rely and\u00a0giving permanent tax cuts to\u00a0America's corporations.\u00a0 More on the tax bill: The last time tax reform\u00a0happened under President Reagan\u00a0more than 30 years ago, there\u00a0were dozens of hearings.\u00a0It was truly bipartisan and\u00a0revenue-neutral.\u00a0There have been no public\u00a0hearings on this bill.\u00a0It was introduced and rushed\u00a0immediately to markup.\u00a0There was a Finance Committee\u00a0markup but there were no\u00a0hearings.\u00a0So, actually understanding\u00a0what's in this package is\u00a0something that will only be\u00a0known once it's passed.\u00a0When one party tries to ram\u00a0through a big piece of\u00a0legislation without including\u00a0the other, without public\u00a0hearings, the results don't\u00a0usually turn out as well, as\u00a0hopeful or as expected.\u00a0That's going to be true here as\u00a0well, I think.\u00a0\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t Press Contact \n\t\t\t\tSean Coit at 202-224-5042 or\u00a0Sean_Coit@coons.senate.gov\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious Article", 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": 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