Chairman @SenOrrinHatch: This #taxreform bill “will provide much-needed tax relief to American workers and families. It reduces rates across the board, particularly for…the middle class who have struggled to get through the past eight years of economic stagnation.”
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Hatch: Under our bill, a family of four making the U.S. median family income of around $73,000 a year will see their federal income taxes reduced by nearly $1,500 per year or keep about $125 more in take-home pay every month.
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Hatch: My Democratic colleagues have asked us to keep the adoption tax credit, the deduction for medical expenses and the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)—all of which are maintained in this bill.
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Hatch: Democrats, from Ranking Member Wyden to President Obama, have supported
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Hatch: Members of both parties also agree it’s time the U.S. move toward a territorial tax system. Our current worldwide system chases jobs and investment abroad.
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Hatch: This proposal is “designed to grow our economy, increase wages, promote the expansion of businesses, and…create jobs.”
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Hatch: “Virtually every proposal contained in the bill has been the subject of public debate for many years.”
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Hatch: Our bill is primarily focused on tax relief for middle- and lower-income taxpayers. And, the analysis by our non-partisan congressional scorekeeper has confirmed that the legislation we’ve crafted accomplishes that goal.
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Hatch: There are many in the middle class who have felt left behind in the sluggish economy...We have an opportunity this week to show that we are listening, that we will act to get the economy moving again.
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