{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases/working-families-tax-cuts-deliver-relief-for-seniors", "Working Families Tax Cuts Deliver Relief for Seniors", "2026-05-27", "2026", "2026-05", "Republican", "Senate", "ID", "Mike Crapo", "C000880", "www.crapo.senate.gov", "crapo", "https://www.crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C.\u2014Along with preventing the largest tax hike in American history, the Working Families Tax Cuts fulfilled President Trump\u2019s promise to provide tax relief to low- and middle-income senior citizens. Now, people aged 65 or older can claim a new $6,000 deduction in addition to the standard deduction and the existing seniors deduction, and married filers can each claim the deduction if both qualify. Because of these deductions, the Council of Economic Advisors estimates that 88 percent of seniors will no longer pay taxes on Social Security benefits, helping them to stretch fixed incomes much further.\n\n\u201cAmericans deserve financial security in their retirement years, and many Idahoans are working much later in life than they expected,\u201d said U.S. Senate Finance Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho). \u201cThe expanded senior deduction and other forms of new tax relief are putting more money in their pockets to cover basic necessities and allowing them to invest in their children and grandchildren.\u201d\n\nKey wins:\n\nProvides a $6,000 bonus exemption to low- and middle-income seniors\n\nMore than 34 million seniors benefitted from the exemption this filing season, with an average household deduction of over $7,500\n\nSeniors are receiving the largest dollar increase in their refunds, according to recent testimony from IRS CEO Frank Bisignano\n\nPermanently increases the standard deduction, which simplifies tax filing for 90 percent of taxpayers\n\nPermanently lowers tax rates to help all Americans keep more of their hard-earned money\n\nWhat they are saying:\n\n\u201cAfter AMAC sent out a call for real-life stories detailing the impact of the [WFTC], the response was immediate and overwhelming\u2026 The most frequently cited benefit was the $6,000 additional senior deduction \u2026 which many members credited with producing something they had not seen in years: a refund. \u2018First refund in years\u2019 appeared again and again, often paired with stories of relief on fixed incomes\u2014paying off medical bills, replacing aging vehicles, helping children and grandchildren, or simply remaining self-sufficient.\u201d \u2013 Association of Mature American Citizens Newsline Editor-in-Chief Shane Harris\n\n\u201cThis year\u2019s tax season is bringing meaningful financial relief to older Americans\u2026 this kind of relief can make a critical difference for folks trying to make ends meet.\u201d \u2013 AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond\n\nClick HERE to learn more about how the Working Families Tax Cuts supports seniors.\n\nClick HERE to learn more about the Finance Committee provisions in the Working Families Tax Cuts.\n\n###", 1, "2026-05-29T06:31:28Z", "2026-05-29T06:32:48Z"]], "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.crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases/working-families-tax-cuts-deliver-relief-for-seniors"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9258580394089222, "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"}