{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.enzi.senate.gov//public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=5F6FB8E8-226D-4A68-84E2-D8F8BCF37606", "Enzi praises Senate Finance Committee for releasing tax reform plan", "2017-11-09", "2017", "2017-11", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Michael Enzi", "E000285", "www.enzi.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "The Senate Finance Committee released a tax reform proposal today to help boost America\u2019s economy, create more jobs and leave more money in people\u2019s paychecks.\r\nU.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, applauded the release of the proposal and emphasized the importance of passing meaningful tax reform to help hardworking Americans.\r\n\u201cA lot of things have changed since 1986, but unfortunately our tax code isn\u2019t one of them. It is an outdated mess that is hurting American workers and holding our economy back,\u201d Enzi said. \u201cThat is why we need tax reform that will not only make the system simpler and fairer, but also put more money in people\u2019s pockets. This will help grow the economy, create more jobs and raise wages. I look forward to working with my colleagues to help pass tax relief to not only benefit hardworking Americans, but make our economy and country stronger.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\r\nThe Senate proposal, called the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, would provide fiscally responsible middle-class tax relief by cutting tax rates across the board, reducing the tax burden on American job creators and modernizing the tax system. The proposal will also reduce the tax burden on small businesses and put American companies on a level playing field with their foreign competitors in order to grow the economy and create more jobs at home.\r\nThe Senate Finance Committee is expected to debate the legislation next week before it will be sent to the Senate floor. Senators from both parties will be allowed to offer amendments. The Finance Committee has held 70 hearings on the tax code over the past six years to prepare for this process.\r\nIn October, Congress passed a budget led by Enzi, who is Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, that provided the Senate and House tax committees with the tools they need to focus on enacting tax reform to grow America\u2019s economy and strengthen families and small businesses.", 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=5F6FB8E8-226D-4A68-84E2-D8F8BCF37606"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.86601497605443, "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"}