{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.speaker.gov/general/american-manufacturers-see-economic-growth-tax-reform", "American Manufacturers See Economic Growth from Tax Reform", "2017-12-13", "2017", "2017-12", "Republican", "House", "WI", "Paul Ryan", "R000570", "www.speaker.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Manufacturing is central to our economy. More than 12 million Americans, or 8.5 percent of our workforce, are employed by manufacturers. And every $1 in manufacturing spending adds nearly $2 to our economy.\nThis is another reason why enacting real, pro-growth tax reform is so important.\nA new survey out this week from the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) underscores the impact tax reform will have on jobs, wages, and economic growth:\n\u201cOptimism has risen to unprecedented heights, driven by [manufacturers\u2019] belief that the progress the White House and Congress have made on enacting bold, comprehensive tax reform shows that leaders in Washington are finally embracing policies to help manufacturers in the United States successfully compete in the global marketplace.\u201d\nThe survey found that 94.6 percent of manufacturers have a positive economic outlook, and more than 75 percent support the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act due to the benefits to American competitiveness. Moreover, nearly half of manufacturers say they will give their employees a raise if tax reform is enacted. Higher wages, estimated to rise upwards of $4,000 for average American households, means a higher standard of living for you and your family.\nTook a look at the chart below to see for yourself, read the full survey here, and learn more about our plan to overhaul our broken tax code at speaker.gov.", 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.speaker.gov/general/american-manufacturers-see-economic-growth-tax-reform"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.619255868718028, "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"}