{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.enzi.senate.gov//public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=17311238-A76A-433E-8BA0-C9D39925BE93", "Enzi applauds Senate committee passage of tax reform bill", "2017-11-16", "2017", "2017-11", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Michael Enzi", "E000285", "www.enzi.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., applauded the Senate Finance Committee\u2019s passage of a tax reform proposal today. Enzi said it would help put more money back in people\u2019s pockets in every tax bracket.\r\n\u201cTax reform is about letting people keep more of what they earn in order to help grow the economy and create jobs in Wyoming. This tax bill would do just that,\u201d Enzi said. \u201cIt would provide tax cuts for lower and middle-income hardworking American families. When people have more money, that helps grow the economy, create more jobs and that will help raise wages. Small businesses would also see changes to help lower their tax rate so they can invest more of what they earn back into the community.\u201d\r\nEnzi is a member of the Senate Finance Committee, which has been debating and voting on amendments to the tax reform proposal, known as the \u201cTax Cuts and Jobs Act\u201d, throughout the week.\r\nAlong with reducing taxes on average in every tax bracket, the tax reform bill would double the standard deduction, creating a larger \u201czero\u201d tax bracket for low income individuals, and it would double the child tax credit to $2,000 to help struggling families.\r\nEnzi\u2019s long-time legislative priorities on international tax reform are also in the bill, including efforts to encourage U.S.-headquartered, multinational companies to bring their money back to the U.S. and create a level playing field for American companies to grow at home.\u00a0\r\nThe proposal would eliminate the Obamacare tax that is imposed on people who can\u2019t afford to buy health insurance, known as the individual mandate.\u00a0This fine mostly hits people who make less than $50,000.\u00a0Enzi said the bill would not take away anybody\u2019s health insurance or premium tax credits. It would just take away the tax penalty.\r\nThe Senate as a whole is expected to take up the Finance Committee legislation after Thanksgiving.\u00a0The House passed its own version of the legislation today.", 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.enzi.senate.gov//public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=17311238-A76A-433E-8BA0-C9D39925BE93"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9886729530990124, "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"}