Coalition Letter in Support of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Conference Report

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December 18, 2017 5:13 pm

Members of Congress:

On behalf of the undersigned organizations and our millions of members from across the country, we write in support of the Conference Report to H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). With passage of this historic legislation, Congress will finally deliver on the promise of fundamental tax reform. TCJA will encourage economic growth, simplify the tax code, and provide American families and individuals with much-needed tax relief.

On the individual side of the code, it will provide immediate financial benefits to American households by cutting rates across the board, doubling the standard deduction, and expanding the child tax credit. It will simplify the tax code so that more than 90 percent of filers will be able to avoid the complicated and burdensome process of itemization.

For businesses, the TCJA drops the corporate rate from 35 percent to a far more competitive 21 percent, which is below the average for industrialized nations. Corporations and small businesses alike would see lower rates and reduced burdens. It also creates a modern, territorial system of taxation that ends the competitive disadvantage that U.S. businesses face internationally. These changes will encourage more entrepreneurship, increase wages, create jobs, and lead to more investment in the domestic economy.

With these changes and more, lawmakers are casting a vision for the future of this country; one that empowers individuals, families and businesses to invest and succeed in the American dream.

The Conference Report to H.R. 1 is a pro-growth, pro-family, and pro-worker legislative proposal. We encourage all Members of Congress to support its passage.

Sincerely,

Pete Sepp
National Taxpayers Union

James L. Martin
60 Plus Association

Lisa B. Nelson
ALEC Action

Corry Bliss
American Action Network

Phil Kerpen
American Commitment

Daniel Schneider
American Conservative Union

Tom Giovanetti
Americans for a Strong Economy

Grover Norquist
Americans for Tax Reform

Dan Weber
Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC)

Norm Singleton
Campaign for Liberty

Andrew F. Quinlan
Center for Freedom and Prosperity

Jeffrey Mazzella
Center for Individual Freedom

Olivia Grady
Center for Worker Freedom

David McIntosh
Club for Growth

Matthew Kandrach
Consumer Action for a Strong Economy (CASE)

Tom Schatz
Council for Citizens Against Government Waste

Katie McAuliffe
Digital Liberty

Timothy Head
Faith & Freedom Coalition

Alex Ayers
Family Business Coalition

Annette Meeks
Freedom Foundation of Minnesota

Jason Pye
FreedomWorks

Michael A. Needham
Heritage Action for America

Mario Lopez
Hispanic Leadership Fund

Heather R. Higgins
Independent Women’s Voice

Tom Giovanetti
Institute for a Policy Innovation

Thomas W. Carroll
Invest in Education Coalition

J. Robert McClure
The James Madison Institute

Brett Healy
The John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy

Michael Steel
Middle Class Growth Initiative

Jerry Taylor
Niskanen Center

Lorenzo Montanari
Property Rights Alliance

Paul Gessing
Rio Grande Foundation

Karen Kerrigan
Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council

David Williams
Taxpayers Protection Alliance

Jenny Beth Martin
Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund

Amy Kremer
Women for Trump