{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.wicker.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/weekly-report?ContentRecord_id=56CD05E0-3E61-448A-B119-2BFD400892DD", "Wicker Highlights How Mississippians Could Benefit From Senate Tax Plan", "2017-11-27", "2017", "2017-11", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Roger Wicker", "W000437", "www.wicker.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "After months of negotiations and years of hearings, Congress is on track to enact what would be the first major overhaul of the tax system in 30 years.\u00a0 The House of Representatives has passed its version of the bill, and the Senate version has been approved by the Senate Finance Committee.\u00a0 The full Senate is expected to debate the bill in the coming days, where it will be subject to amendments.\r\nI look forward to the bill\u2019s consideration on the Senate floor.\u00a0 This tax reform plan would help American families by expanding the child tax credit to $2,000. \u00a0It would boost the take-home pay of the middle class, lowering tax rates and doubling the standard deduction for individuals and married couples. \u00a0It would give U.S. workers a better chance of a pay raise because businesses could invest in their employees and future growth rather than send more money to Washington. \u00a0\r\nThe goal is to create a tax system that benefits working Americans and their families.\u00a0 According to a state-by-state analysis by the Tax Foundation, the Senate tax plan would positively impact Mississippians, raising median incomes by about $1,800 and adding more than 7,000 jobs. \u00a0\r\nThese numbers, of course, are only predictions at this point. \u00a0How much an individual or family pays in taxes can be affected by various circumstances. \u00a0However, estimate after estimate shows lower taxes for middle-class families under the Republican plan.\u00a0 The independent Joint Committee on Taxation concluded that the middle class would be the plan\u2019s biggest winners.\r\nHere are a few examples of how the plan might affect three different Mississippi households.\r\n \r\nFor the Single Earner. An unmarried worker making $30,000 a year who does not have any children could see a 1.3 percent increase in his take-home pay under the Republican plan. \u00a0By taking the standard deduction, his income tax could be cut by 9 percent.\r\nFor the Family of Four. \u00a0A married couple who earns $85,000 and has two kids would benefit from the expanded child tax credit and standard deduction. \u00a0The family could see their taxes cut by 20 percent and their take-home pay increase by $2,254. \r\nFor the Retired Couple.\u00a0 Married retirees with $48,000 in income could save under the increased standard deduction for those over the age of 65. \u00a0Taking into account the tax exemptions on their Social Security, this couple could see a tax reduction of 8 percent. \r\n \r\nThese scenarios are drawn from a Tax Foundation analysis calculating how the Senate tax plan would affect individuals and families in different income brackets and economic situations.\u00a0 According to the analysis, most Americans will be able to keep more of what they earn.\u00a0 You can check out all of the scenarios and read more about the Tax Foundation\u2019s analysis here.\u00a0\r\nLawmakers agree that the tax system is broken.\u00a0 Now we have a historic chance to do something about it.\u00a0 The plan currently before the Senate seeks to correct many of the shortcomings that have plagued our system for too long \u2013 making it less complicated, lowering taxes, and boosting America\u2019s competitiveness on the world stage.\u00a0 It is an opportunity we should not miss.", 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.wicker.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/weekly-report?ContentRecord_id=56CD05E0-3E61-448A-B119-2BFD400892DD"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.043395070359111, "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"}