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Tastes Great. Less Taxes.
'Ecstatic' Local Brewers On Tax Reform Savings: 'It's Hard To Overstate How Dramatic This Is To Us,' 'This Act Went Straight To Our Staff' "Toasting the nation's booming economy, alcoholic-beverage producers - from craft beer brewers to large whiskey distilleries - are taking advantage of a big tax cut. The federal excise tax on spirits, wine and beer has been slashed through 2019 under the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act, which supporters say will allow owners to pour those … Continue Reading
03.06.18
Tax Reform: Good News For Americans’ Retirement
Companies Across America Announce 'New U.S. Tax Legislation, Has Enabled Us To Increase Our 401(K) Match' For Our Employees SEN. MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "Every day, we hear of more ways that tax reform is immediately helping American workers, job creators, and middle-class families across the nation. But this generational reform was not designed to be a flash in the pan. We're already seeing ways it will continue to benefit hard-working Americans years, even decades, down the road. Along with b… Continue Reading
03.06.18
‘Much-Needed Relief’
'A Rare, Bipartisan Agreement Years In The Making,' 'The Biggest Change To The 2010 Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Law Since It Was Signed' SEN. MIKE CRAPO (R-ID): "The reforms in this bipartisan bill help tailor the current regulatory landscape, while ensuring safety and soundness and relieving the burden on American businesses that are unfairly being treated like the largest companies in our economy. The passage of this legislation holds real promise for families across America…" (Sen. Cr… Continue Reading
03.05.18
Meanwhile, Outside The Beltway…
'Bonuses, Rising Wages, Expanded Benefits And A Lower Taxes Are Giving Middle-Class Families A Whole Lot More Breathing Room' SEN. MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "Every day, we hear about more local businesses realizing new savings and putting it toward equipment, expansion, and employees. Every day, we hear about how bonuses, rising wages, expanded benefits and lower taxes are giving middle-class families a whole lot more breathing room. … In the meantime, the economic data are painting quite … Continue Reading
02.28.18
‘Real, Tangible Benefits from Tax Reform’
Senate Republicans Hear From Small Business In States Across America SEN. MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "…it's been just over two months since this united Republican government delivered historic tax reform to middle-class families across America. So how's it working? We've all seen the national news: Walmart is giving raises or new benefits to more than a million hourly workers. Boeing is investing $300 million in workforce development and corporate giving. Apple is bringing hundreds of b… Continue Reading
02.22.18
More Tax Reform Bonuses Keep Rolling Out
More Money In Your Pocket HORMEL FOODS CORP.: "Hormel Foods Corp. this morning announced that it plans to use savings from the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to award stock options to its employees and raise starting wages to $13 an hour. Hormel announced the new employee benefits as part of a first-quarter earnings report. … Hormel stated that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act signed by President Donald Trump in December saved the Fortune 500 company $63 million in the first quarter of the year,… Continue Reading
02.15.18
Tax Reform: Good News For American Families
'Tax Credit To Encourage Employers To Offer Workers Up To 12 Weeks Of Paid Family Leave' Included In Landmark Tax Reform Bill SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "[T]hanks to the tireless work of my colleague from Nebraska, Senator Fischer, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act encourages more employers to provide paid family leave. That's good news for the millions of American families that will welcome a child this year. My Democratic colleagues like to speak about the importance of paid le… Continue Reading
02.15.18
End The Left’s Law Enforcement No-Go Zones
Thousands Of Criminals Needlessly Remain In This Country As Local Jurisdictions Defy Federal Law SEN. PAT TOOMEY (R-PA): "It is past time to act. Sanctuary city policies make it harder to stop illegal immigration and keep dangerous criminals off the streets… Sanctuary cities such as Philadelphia and San Francisco endanger all of us by conferring a special protection to illegal immigrants even when federal immigration officials identify them as dangerous criminals. This is simply inexc… Continue Reading
02.13.18
Tax Reform: Lower Power Bills
Families Across the Country Will Pay Less As Utilities Pass On Tax Reform Savings to Consumers SEN. MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "…[In] states, from Montana to Massachusetts to my home state of Kentucky, utilities are planning to directly pass along their savings by cutting consumers' monthly bills." (Sen. McConnell, Floor Remarks, 2/13/2018) From Kentucky To Missouri To Vermont, Americans Will Be Saving On Their Utility Bills KENTUCKY: "Customers of Louisville Gas and Electric Company an… Continue Reading
02.13.18
Tax Reform: More Than 3.5 Million Workers Have Already Benefited
Special Tax Reform Bonuses Have Been Announced For Workers At Nearly 350 Companies SEN. MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "We've been talking for weeks about the millions of Americans who are already benefiting from tax reform. Already, millions of workers have received a tax reform bonus, pay increase, or other benefit. I understand that a 1,000-dollar, 2,000-dollar, or 3,000-dollar bonus might not seem like much to my colleagues from New York or San Francisco. I understand why people who are already ve… Continue Reading
02.09.18
Tax Reform Delivers Real Results
Tax Reform 'Has Put Money Back Into My Business, Into My Hometown, Into My Region, Into My Employees' Pensions And 401k' 'If You're A Family Of Four, It's Not Crumbs. $1000 Is A Lot Of Money' "'It's bigger than crumbs like the politicians were saying... It's bigger than crumbs,' says Mark Guilbeau of Lafayette [Louisiana]. And they're already making plans for what to do with it. 'I plan to pay down some credit card debt,' says Guilbeau." ("New Tax Withholding Guidelines Means Higher Paychec… Continue Reading
02.08.18
‘Budget Agreement Is Indispensable For Our National Security’
Defense Secretary Mattis: 'No Strategy Can Survive Without The Necessary Stable, Predictable Funding' JAMES MATTIS, Secretary of Defense: "I cannot overstate the negative impact to our troops and families' morale from all this budget uncertainty. Today's Congressional action will ensure our military can defend our way life, preserve the promise of prosperity, and pass on the freedoms you and I enjoy to the next generation." (Sec. Mattis, White House Press Briefing, 2/07/2018) SENATE MAJOR… Continue Reading
02.06.18
‘Vote To Remove The Uncertainty That Is Hanging Over Our Armed Forces’
SEN. MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "…we have the opportunity to make real progress with an immediate step that every Senator in this chamber should support - passing a fiscal year 2018 defense appropriations bill. We can vote to remove the uncertainty that is hanging over our armed forces and secure the current year funding that our servicemembers deserve." (Sen. McConnell, Floor Remarks, 2/6/2018) SEC. MATTIS: 'Our Troops Have Stoically Shouldered A Much Greater Burden' JAMES MATTIS, Secre… Continue Reading
02.06.18
Economic Opportunity Zones: ‘A Huge Deal’
'A Plan To Help Distressed America' In The Recently-Passed Tax Reform Law SEN. TIM SCOTT: 'Opportunity Can Truly Be The Difference That Changes The Course Of One's Life' SEN. TIM SCOTT (R-SC): "These are private sector dollars coming into distressed communities, where 50 million Americans live, that will provide long-term opportunities to transform communities and the people who live in there - everything from workforce investment to better education, to businesses being attracted into these… Continue Reading
02.05.18
Tax Reform: ‘Investments Will Create New Jobs’
Companies Announce New U.S. Manufacturing Plants And Billions In Investments That 'Will Create New Jobs' UPS 'Will Invest An Additional $7 Billion,' 'Our Investments Will Create New Jobs' "UPS today announced more than $12 billion in investments to expand the company's Smart Logistics Network and significantly increase pension funding …" (UPS, Press Release, 2/01/2018) "The company plans to raise future capital spending above its previously committed six-to-seven percent of annual … Continue Reading
01.31.18
Minnesota Supreme Court Justice David Stras Will ‘Make An Excellent Circuit Court Judge’
Justice David Stras Has A 'Reputation For Thoughtfulness, Fairness, And Intellectual Excellence' SEN. MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "David Stras of Minnesota… currently serves as Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. Three of his former colleagues on that Court, now retired, praised him in an open letter last year for his sterling academic record, his considerable experience, and his ability to hear cases - quote - 'with objectivity and an open mind.' Their testimony only confirms … Continue Reading
01.30.18
Improving The Lives Of The American People
The Major Accomplishments Of The 115th Congress SEN. MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "When President Trump delivers his State of the Union address, he will have outstanding news to share. After a decade of sluggish growth and stagnant paychecks, our country is back on the right track. Optimism is sweeping across the country, and the economy is finally gaining momentum. The Trump administration has worked with the Republican Congress to improve the lives of the American people. … Republicans have… Continue Reading
01.30.18
A Tale Of Two Kennedys
President John F. Kennedy vs. Grand-Nephew Rep. Joe Kennedy III On Taxes PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY: 'A Tax Cut Means Higher Family Income And Higher Business Profits' PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY: "The single most important fiscal weapon available to strengthen the national economy is the federal tax policy. The right kind of tax cut at the right time is the most effective measure that this Government could take to spur our economy forward. For the facts of the matter are that our present tax s… Continue Reading
01.25.18
Tax Reform Is Working For Kentucky
Sen. McConnell: 'Every Day, More Evidence Piles Up That Tax Reform Is Already Working For The American People' SEN. MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "Every day, more evidence piles up that tax reform is already working for the American people. The headlines are full of major employers announcing worker pay raises, bonuses, and new investments. For example, Brown Forman - a global spirits company headquartered in Louisville that employs more than 1,000 Kentuckians - announced yesterday that tax reform wi… Continue Reading
01.24.18
The Longest S-CHIP Extension In History
'Parents Of The Almost 9 Million Children Who Receive Coverage Under The Federal Children's Health Insurance Program, Or CHIP, Can Breathe Easier' SEN. MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "…I'd particularly like to thank our Senate Finance Committee Chairman, Senator Hatch, for his powerful advocacy for the nine million children in low-income families who rely on the State Children's Health Insurance Program. ... I understand the six-year S-CHIP extension the Senate passed yesterday will be the long… Continue Reading
