A Good Start for Utah Families
Nov 17, 2017
Things are looking up for Utah families.
This Tuesday, the Senate Finance Committee released a revised version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. This version included two key changes that make the bill much better for Utah families.
First, the revised bill expanded the Child Tax Credit from $1,000 under current law to $2,000. This increase solved a potentially huge problem for working Utah families in tax reform. The original tax bill only increased the CTC to $1,650. It also eliminating the personal exemption, a tax provision that benefits many working families. This could have meant a tax hike for many Utah families, but by increasing the CTC to $2,000 the new bill avoided that mistake.
November 16, 2017 - Mobile Office Visit to Morgan County
Nov 16, 2017
What: Mobile Office Visit to Mountain Green
When: Thursday November 16th, 2017 @ 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Where: Mountain Green Fire Department, 4565 W Old Highway Road, Mountain Green, UT 84050
November 16, 2017 - Mobile Office Visit to Rich County
Nov 16, 2017
What: Mobile Office Visit to Woodruff
When: Thursday November 16th, 2017 @ 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Where: Woodruff Town Hall, 195 S. Main Street, Woodruff, UT 84086
Heller, Scott Amendment to Double the Child Tax Credit Included in Senate's Updated Tax Relief Bill
Nov 14, 2017
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Finance Committee's newly released Tax Cuts and Jobs Act includes an amendment filed by U.S. Senators Dean Heller (R-NV) and Tim Scott (R-SC) that would increase the child tax credit to $2,000. The current child tax credit is $1,000, and the previous version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act increased the child tax credit to $1,650.
Sens. Lee, Rubio Release Statement on Senate Tax Plan
Nov 9, 2017
Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) released the following statement today in response to the Senate Finance Committee unveiling their tax reform proposal:
"We appreciate all of the work our colleagues have done to draft the Senate tax bill, and the progress for tax reform that it represents. While we are glad to see an increase to the child tax credit, like the House bill, it is simply not enough for working families.
November 9, 2017 - Mobile Office Visit to Tooele County
Nov 9, 2017
What: Mobile Office Visit to Wendover
When: Thursday November 9th, 2017 @ 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Where: Wendover Community Center, 112 E Moriah Ave., Wendover, UT 84083
The Class Divide in Marriage
Nov 8, 2017
The American Enterprise Institute recently published a new report by Brad Wilcox and Wendy Wang that highlights the class divide in American marriage. As the authors explain, prior to the 1970s family life looked similar across socioeconomic levels, but today there are stark divides across class when it comes to marriage, divorce, and unwed childbearing.
Sens. Lee, Leahy Support USA Liberty Act
Nov 8, 2017
WASHINGTON - Today, the House Judiciary committee reported the USA Liberty Act to the House floor with 27-8 support. The bill is sponsored by House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) and Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), and by Crime Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) and Ranking Member Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), and the legislation reauthorizes and reforms Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendment Act. Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) partnered with these House colleagues last year to pass the USA FREEDOM act, which ended NSA bulk metadata collection and contained significant reforms to other surveillance authorities. Sens. Lee and Leahy released the following statement regarding today’s passage of the USA Liberty Act:
Sens. Lee, Paul, King, Crapo, Merkley Request Defunding of Civil Asset Forfeiture Expansion
Nov 8, 2017
Today, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) joined with Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY), Angus King (I-VT), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Tom Udall (D-NM) in sending a letter to the Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Chairman Richard Shelby (R-AL) and Ranking Member Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), requesting they defund the Department of Justice’s reinstated expansion of civil asset forfeiture practices.
Sen. Lee Demands Transparency from CBO on Health Care and Taxes
Nov 7, 2017
“I feel like I’m trapped in a game of Calvinball,” Sen. Lee said. “Just a few months ago the CBO had us playing by one set of rules for debating health care policy and now we are being told those rules have been completely changed for tax policy. This is simply unacceptable and it is why Congress must pass the CBO Show Your Work Act of 2017.”
