{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://morgangriffith.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398371", "Griffith Statement on Tax Increase Prevention Act", "2014-12-03", "2014", "2014-12", "Republican", "House", "VA", "Morgan Griffith", "G000568", "morgangriffith.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after voting in favor of the Tax Increase Prevention Act (H.R. 5771):\r\n\u201cThis legislation, as is often the case, is far from perfect.\u00a0 It includes tax credits for the wind power industry, tax credits I oppose.\u00a0 However, it also contains provisions supportive of our farmers, teachers, and small businesses.\u00a0 As is the case with all compromises, I try to determine whether the good outweighs the bad.\u201d\r\n\u201cIn this bill, I believe the good narrowly outweighs the bad.\u00a0 For example, I have heard from a number of farmers from the Ninth District of Virginia in support of this tax extender package and the benefits it will provide them.\u00a0 In voicing their support, the American Farm Bureau Federation said, \u2018\u2026the extension of tax provisions contained in this legislation are critically important to farm and ranch businesses as they engage in year-end business planning and file their 2014 taxes.\u2019\u00a0 One such provision is the Section 179 small business expensing limit, which makes it easier to purchase equipment.\u201d\r\n\u201cAnother provision extends the ability for our K-12 school teachers to take an above-the-line deduction for some of the supplies they buy for projects in their classrooms.\u201d\r\n\u201cThere are numerous other provisions which will be beneficial for small businesses and job creators.\u201d\r\n\u201cAccordingly, while admittedly having some negatives, I ultimately concluded it was in the overall best interest of the United States and the Ninth District to vote in favor of the bill.\u201d\r\n ###", 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": ["http://morgangriffith.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398371"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8475182112306356, "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"}