{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.speaker.gov/general/simpler-taxes-simpler-forms", "Simpler Taxes on Simpler Forms", "2017-12-13", "2017", "2017-12", "Republican", "House", "WI", "Paul Ryan", "R000570", "www.speaker.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Filing your taxes in the future: So simple, a caveman could do it. Well, not really\u2014cavemen no longer exist and probably wouldn\u2019t care to do your taxes if they did, but you get the idea. With the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, simplicity is key.\nAs Speaker Ryan recently said\u00a0about the House-passed version of the bill, \u201cWith this plan, 90 percent of Americans will be able to use the standard deduction. You can fit your taxes . . . literally on a postcard.\u201d\nThat\u2019s right. By streamlining the tax code and nearly doubling the standard deduction, average Americans will save time and money when filing their taxes. No more expensive tax preparation. No more hours lost to lengthy forms and confusing directions. For most Americans, tax season will mean filing taxes on a form the size of a postcard.\nAmericans deserve a tax code that works for them, not the other way around. And that\u2019s the crux of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. You can learn more by visiting fairandsimple.gop, or by tuning in live to the conference meeting taking place in the Capitol right now.", 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/simpler-taxes-simpler-forms"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6498006880283356, "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"}