{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=d734f04e-c5b1-49c2-bde7-1d2ef314be8e", "Portman Statement on Tax Extenders Package", "2014-12-16", "2014", "2014-12", "Republican", "House", "OH", "Rob Portman", "P000449", "www.portman.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) today released the following statement on his vote against the tax extenders package:   \u00a0  \u201cI was disappointed that we couldn\u2019t come to a longer-term extenders agreement. By the time the bill gets to the President\u2019s desk, we\u2019ll essentially be extending these provisions for 15 days and by the time we come back into session, the provisions will all have expired.   \u00a0  \u201cFurther, I believe that we missed a great opportunity to make a few of the key expiring provisions permanent.\u00a0 Permanency for provisions like the R&D tax credit and expensing for small businesses would have given businesses the certainty they need to grow and create jobs, something that\u2019s crucial in our recovering economy.\u00a0 The bill that passed the Senate today leaves families and businesses in limbo over what exactly their tax bill will be for another year.  \u00a0  \u201cI was particularly disappointed the bill did not include an extension of the Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC), which is vitally important to thousands of Delphi salaried retirees, USW retirees, and UAW retirees in Ohio and throughout the country.\u00a0 The provision didn\u2019t make it into the final package despite my efforts along with others to successfully add it into the Senate\u2019s bill last spring. The fight isn\u2019t over.\u00a0 Moving forward, I\u2019ll keep working with impacted Delphi retirees in Youngstown, Dayton and beyond, and will continue to work on a path forward to help these retirees regain the financial security the government took away from them.  \u00a0  \u201cA bright spot in the package was the inclusion of the ABLE Act.\u00a0 Families with children with disabilities often face overwhelming expenses which can prohibit them from attaining opportunities that contribute to a meaningful and fulfilling life. The ABLE Act, which I cosponsored, will allow families who have a child with a disability to save for their long-term care through 529-style savings accounts. The ABLE Act is a crucial step to enable individuals with disabilities to save for the future and opens new opportunities for them to live a fulfilling life.\u201d  \u00a0  Earlier this year, the Senate Finance Committee passed an amendment sponsored by Portman and U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) that would extend the HCTC for retirees who lost their healthcare coverage\u2014in addition to their pensions and other benefits\u2014when the companies for which they worked either entered into bankruptcy or moved operations overseas. The amendment was passed during the Senate Finance Committee\u2019s consideration of a tax extenders passage.   \u00a0  The senators recently urged their colleagues to support the extension of HCTC in a letter which can be found 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.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=d734f04e-c5b1-49c2-bde7-1d2ef314be8e"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.735880970954895, "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"}