{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.speaker.gov/general/highlights-twitter-tax-reform-qa-rep-noem", "Highlights from the Twitter Tax Reform Q&A with Rep. Noem", "2017-12-18", "2017", "2017-12", "Republican", "House", "WI", "Paul Ryan", "R000570", "www.speaker.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Last week, Speaker Ryan sat down with Ways and Means and Tax Cuts and Jobs Act conference committee member Rep. Kristi Noem (R-SD) to hold a live Tax Reform Twitter Q&A. As a rancher, farmer, small business owner, and a mom, Rep. Noem was able to discuss not only what this bill means for South Dakotans, but for hardworking families across the country.\nHere are the highlights:\nHardworking American Families\n \n\tBy dramatically simplifying the code, 90% of Americans will be able to file their taxes on a form the size of a postcard. This also means folks won't have to pay even more for accountants or software to file their taxes. pic.twitter.com/vEDfUlHDLr\n\t Paul Ryan (@SpeakerRyan) December 18, 2017 \n Were about a decade into a stagnant economy, meaning hardworking people are getting stuck with less take-home pay. Our tax bill is designed to get the economy growing to increase wages and create more jobsright here in America. pic.twitter.com/qBHRmW8M7p Paul Ryan (@SpeakerRyan) December 18, 2017 \nIndividuals Living in High-Tax States\n \n\tFor folks in highly-taxed states, being able to deduct your state and local taxes from your federal taxes is a big deal. That's why the final version of the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act maintains a $10,000 deduction for #SALT. pic.twitter.com/D4B8WWNMTJ\n\t Paul Ryan (@SpeakerRyan) December 18, 2017 \nSmall Business Owners\n \n\tBy dramatically lowering tax rates, the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act puts Main Street businessesthose mom and pop shops with only a few employeesin a better position to compete locally. pic.twitter.com/2I1wdlGU9y\n\t Paul Ryan (@SpeakerRyan) December 18, 2017 \n \n\tThe Tax Cuts & Jobs Act lowers the rate on job-creators to below the international average, allowing them to compete on the global stage and encouraging companies to make things here in America. pic.twitter.com/f4yxEm5v5p\n\t Paul Ryan (@SpeakerRyan) December 18, 2017", 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/highlights-twitter-tax-reform-qa-rep-noem"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.809286255389452, "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"}