{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.enzi.senate.gov//public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=40E0BD25-B38F-48B7-8976-2C56E9E07D6A", "Enzi: Time to get tax reform over the finish line  to help hardworking Americans", "2017-12-13", "2017", "2017-12", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Michael Enzi", "E000285", "www.enzi.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "During a conference committee meeting today between the Senate and House to finalize tax reform legislation, U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R \u2013Wyo., applauded the work that has already been done but stressed the importance of getting the bill over the finish line to help hardworking Americans.\r\n\u201cThis is an important day, as we take another step closer toward enacting historic tax reform legislation that will help boost America\u2019s economy,\u201d Enzi said. \u201cOur efforts here and over the past two months are focused on moving Congress toward tax reform that will make the system simpler and fairer and put more money in people\u2019s pockets. This will also help grow the economy, create more jobs and raise wages for hardworking families.\u201d\r\nEnzi noted it has been roughly 30 years since America last reformed its tax code and said globalization, the emergence of new technologies and the changes in our labor force make it necessary to modernize our code to meet these changes.\r\n\u201cIt is past time for us to act to modernize our tax code so that our nation can remain competitive in a 21st century economy,\u201d Enzi said. \u201cOur current code is an outdated mess that is hurting American workers and holding our economy back. That is why we need tax reform that will ensure the competitive footing of our businesses, make our system simpler and fairer, and allow people to keep more of what they earn.\u201d\r\nAs a former small business owner, accountant, Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee and a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee \u2014 which was charged with writing the Senate tax reform bill \u2014 Enzi said he had confidence that tax reform would help Wyoming families.\r\n\u201cOur country needs tax reform and, most importantly, hardworking American families need it. They deserve to have the opportunity to make more choices about how their hard-earned money should be used,\u201d Enzi said. \u201cI look forward to working with my colleagues to help pass a final bill that will not only benefit hardworking Americans but would make our economy and country stronger.\u201d\u00a0\r\nFor more information on what was included in the Senate passed tax reform bill, click here.\u00a0\r\nTo see Senator Enzi's comments, click here.", 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=40E0BD25-B38F-48B7-8976-2C56E9E07D6A"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8666799403727055, "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"}