December 19 2017
featuring Victoria Coley
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, December 19, 2017
House Passes A #GoodDealForWomen
Every American Household Can Expect a Tax Cut if Tax Bill is Signed into Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Independent Women’s Forum Senior Policy Analyst Patrice Onwuka offered the statement below following 227 to 203 passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act:
"We applaud the House of Representatives for passing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, bringing us another step closer to much-needed tax relief and growth-stimulating reforms.
"Every American household can expect a tax cut in 2019 with the biggest tax reductions going to middle-class families. American businesses will become more competitive as they reinvest more of their earnings in their work and their people, through higher wages and more job opportunities. Low-incomeAmeri
"We hope the Senate finishes the job so that President Trump can deliver tax reform to American workers, families, and businesses by Christmas – a gift 30 years overdue."
Working for Women: A Modern Agenda for Improving Women’s Lives, a report released by IWF last year, details a slate of policy reforms to help more women and families, in which they have more control over the most pressing parts of their lives – including reforms to the tax code to benefit women in the workforce and society.
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Victoria Coley |