{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.shelby.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/newsreleases?ContentRecord_id=0C17F538-0A1B-496C-8C87-70B1F2BC61E0", "Shelby Votes to Provide Tax Relief for All Americans", "2017-12-02", "2017", "2017-12", "Republican", "House", "AL", "Richard Shelby", "S000320", "www.shelby.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) today voted to support the Senate\u2019s tax reform package \u2013 the \u201cTax Cuts and Jobs Act\u201d \u2013 which was passed in the Senate by a vote of 51 to 49. The legislation is now expected to be conferenced with the House of Representatives tax reform bill.\r\n\u201cThe Senate today passed legislation to deliver pro-growth tax relief for the American people.\u00a0 This is a bill that, if signed into law, will positively impact current and future generations by expanding economic opportunities and lowering taxes for the middle-class.\u00a0 Reducing rates and reforming our tax code will not only put more money in the pockets of hardworking Americans, but it will also allow businesses to create jobs and increase wages.\r\n\u201cTax reform is one of the most important things we can do to help middle-class families.\u00a0 This is Congress\u2019s opportunity to change Americans\u2019 lives for the better, and I am proud to support these efforts.\u201d \r\n\u00a0The Senate Finance Committee held dozens of hearings and collected input from numerous Senators as Committee members worked to write the initial tax reform proposal.\u00a0 All Senators were given the opportunity to put forward their own suggestions and principles in the open process in efforts to improve the bill.\u00a0 A variety of amendments to the bill were also considered on the Senate floor prior to its passage.\r\n\u00a0\r\n###", 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.shelby.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/newsreleases?ContentRecord_id=0C17F538-0A1B-496C-8C87-70B1F2BC61E0"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3677319511771202, "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"}