{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.speaker.gov/general/twas-night-taxmas", "\u2018Twas the night before Taxmas...", "2017-12-12", "2017", "2017-12", "Republican", "House", "WI", "Paul Ryan", "R000570", "www.speaker.gov", null, null, "legacy", "\u2018Twas the night before Taxmas, when all through the House (and Senate),\n\tAll the members were stirring, in tax policy doused;\n\tThe opening statements were drafted eloquently with care,\n\tIn hopes that the\u00a0conference committee\u00a0would soon be there;\nHardworking Americans were nestled all snug in their beds,\n\tWhile visions of\u00a0bigger paychecks\u00a0danced in their heads;\n\tFollowing\u00a041 committee hearings, member listening sessions, and legislation\u00a0passed,\n\tThe time for tax reform is now, public support amassed.\nThe nation\u2019s capital on the breast of a new-fallen snow\n\tGave the lustre of a fresh start to friends and\u00a0exaggerated foes.\n\tThen, to our wondering eyes should appear,\n\tA comprehensive tax overhaul by the\u00a0end of the year.\nWhen, there on the 1986 tax code, there arose such a clatter,\n\tMany sprang from their desks to see what was the matter.\n\tAway to their employers they flew like a flash,\n\tHoping they\u2019d soon go home with\u00a0$1,182\u00a0more\u00a0in cash.\nNow, Brady! Now, Nunes! Now, Roskam, Noem, and Black!\n\tOn, Bishop! On Young! On, Upton and Shimkus\u2014and the senators, the whole pack!\n\tTo HC-5! To the conference committee meeting! To the congressional hall!\n\tNow negotiate away! Not for one American, but for all!\nSo tomorrow at 2 p.m., on\u00a0speaker.gov/live, tune in,\n\tFor the\u00a0Tax Cuts and Jobs Act\u00a0conference meeting, live-streamed from within;\n\tWhen we\u2019ll hear them exclaim, the representatives and senators fighting this fight:\n\t\u201cMore jobs, fairer taxes, and bigger paychecks to all, and to all a good night!\u201d", 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/twas-night-taxmas"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.4613537825644016, "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"}