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| https://rodneydavis.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=399552 | Davis, Turner Win Fight to Preserve Education Tax Benefits | 2017-12-15 | 2017 | 2017-12 | Republican | House | IL | Rodney Davis | D000619 | rodneydavis.house.gov | legacy | U.S. Reps. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) and Mike Turner (R-Ohio) today won their fight to preserve education tax benefits in the final tax reform bill. Both the graduate tuition waiver (Section 117(d)) and employer tuition assistance benefits (Section 127) were maintained in the tax reform conference report released today. The House is expected to vote on the conference report next week.No bill is perfect, but we fought to make it better and we did, said Davis. This is the legislative process at work. I appreciate Chairman Brady and my other colleagues for coming together to preserve these provisions that will help graduate assistants and mid-level university employees trying to send their kid to college. Maintaining the employer tuition assistance provision helps those looking to further their education, but I also hope that one day we can use it to help address the one trillion-dollar existing student debt crisis that is facing our county. By maintaining and even improving the some of the House provisions, like doubling the standard deduction and increasing the Child Tax Credit to $2,000 with up to $1,400 refundable, we make this bill even stronger for the middle class and those living paycheck to paycheck. Im looking forward to voting yea next week to deliver the first real tax relief for hardworking Americans in more than three decades. This tax package is an incredible step forward for our country to achieve economic growth, said Turner. Students pursuing a higher education are working to better themselves. More highly educated Americans means a better workforce, and a better workforce means a stronger economy. By including the provisions Rodney and I fought for, this tax package encourages people to pursue the American dream and helps grow the U.S. This is a historic moment for the American people. Our legislation to finally reform Americas broken tax code will deliver more jobs, bigger paychecks, and fairer taxes to hardworking families and job creators throughout the country, said Ways and Means Committee Chairman Brady (R-Texas). Im grateful to Congressmen Davis and Turner for their leadership on preserving graduate student tuition assistance and tuition waivers, and for their work in support of making pro-growth, pro-family tax reform a reality for the American people. Davis and Turner worked with Chairman Brady to secure these provisions and led a letter with 24 Republican cosigners urging conference committee leaders to maintain these two education provisions in the final bill. Click here to learn more about the provisions in the conference report released today. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |