{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/mcconnell-says-tax-bill-a-big-step-forward-in-turning-the-ship-around-for-american-families-", "McConnell Says Tax Bill A Big Step Forward In Turning The Ship Around For American Families", "2017-11-09", "2017", "2017-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Mitch McConnell", "M000355", "www.republicanleader.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "11.09.17\n\t\t\t McConnell Says Tax Bill \u2018A Big Step Forward In Turning The Ship Around For American Families\u2019  \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t \u2018The Senate Finance Committee, under the leadership of Chairman Hatch, has put forward  much-needed tax reform that will give hard-working, middle-class families across America more money in their pockets, more economic opportunity and security, and more jobs here at home.\u2019\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement today on the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act:\r\n\u201cThe Senate Finance Committee, under the leadership of Chairman Hatch, has put forward much-needed tax reform that will give hard-working, middle-class families across America more money in their pockets, more economic opportunity and security, and more jobs here at home.\u00a0 This proposal is years in the making.\u00a0 It is the product of dozens of hearings over a period of many years, and has been guided by Republican and Democrat Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Finance Committee.\u00a0 This plan reflects the consensus views of the members of the Senate\u2019s tax writing committee and the unified framework put forward by the House, Senate and the Trump administration.\r\n\u201cAs the legislative process moves forward, each and every member of this body should bring their ideas to the table through an open and robust amendment process \u2013 first through committee and then on the floor.\u00a0\r\n\u201cMake no mistake about the importance of this proposal to the millions of Americans who\u2019ve seen their jobs shipped overseas, seen economic opportunity dwindle and who\u2019ve rightly demanded a more prosperous future.\u00a0 While some have experienced enormous prosperity over the last decade, far too many families have struggled.\u00a0This is another big step forward in turning the ship around for American families.\u00a0 It is why many of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle for years have called for tax reform, because they know our current tax system puts our nation, our small businesses and our middle class at a disadvantage.\u00a0 I hope they join us in this critical effort, because we cannot let partisanship get in the way of delivering results to those we represent.\u201d\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n    \n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n     \n\t\n \n\t\n    \n    \n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t Related Issues:\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t         \n\t\t\t\t\t     \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tTaxes,\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t         \n\t\t\t\t\t     \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tEconomy\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n\t\t\n\t\t  \n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious", 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.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/mcconnell-says-tax-bill-a-big-step-forward-in-turning-the-ship-around-for-american-families-"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7764850743114948, "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"}