{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://noem.house.gov/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=B369BA5F-DFB9-47BD-991D-C81B34B32E4D", "Noem Introduces Bill Aimed at Decreasing Health Insurance Costs", "2017-12-12", "2017", "2017-12", "Republican", "House", "SD", "Kristi Noem", "N000184", "noem.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Rep. Kristi Noem today introduced the Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act, which would delay Obamacare\u2019s costly Health Insurance Tax (HIT) by two years. If enacted, the provision could save families as much as $400 per year in healthcare premium costs, according to the Joint Committee on Taxation.\r\n\u201cMany small businesses and families in South Dakota have faced a stunning reality since the passage of Obamacare: They can\u2019t afford to pay for the expensive mandated insurance, but they also can\u2019t afford the HIT if they don\u2019t provide insurance.\u00a0 Essentially, they\u2019re taxed if they do and taxed if they don\u2019t,\u201d\u00a0said Noem.\u00a0 \u201cAs a result, many employers have been forced to either cut workers\u2019 hours or limit the small business\u2019 growth.\u00a0The best way to lift this burden is to fully and permanently repeal Obamacare, but until that time, I will fight to reduce the financial strain on hardworking South Dakotans. This legislation does just that.\u201d\r\nThe HIT is a direct tax on health insurance providers for the services they provide to individuals, families, and other beneficiaries.\u00a0 According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, this tax is passed on to consumers in the form of higher premiums and out-of-pocket costs. \u00a0Additionally, the National Federation of Independent Business Research Foundation found the HIT will cost between 152,000 and 286,000 jobs by 2023, with 57 percent of those lost jobs represented in small businesses.", 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://noem.house.gov/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=B369BA5F-DFB9-47BD-991D-C81B34B32E4D"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6149199325591326, "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"}