Senator Richard Shelby is the senior United States Senator from the State of Alabama. He was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986 and is currently in his sixth term. Senator Shelby is the current vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, of which he previously served as chairman. He is a senior member on the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, as well as the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, of which he is the longest-serving member in the history of the committee. He also serves on the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
I have been a long-time supporter of reforming our cumbersome tax code. In December of 2017, President Trump signed H.R. 1, the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,” into law. I was proud to fulfill my commitment to the American people by supporting legislation that delivers pro-growth, middle-class tax relief. H.R. 1 not only lowered individual and corporate tax rates, lightening the tax burden of many families and small businesses, but it has helped facilitate the revitalization of our economy – impacting current and future generations to come. This legislation will continue to create jobs, increase paychecks, and make the tax code simpler and fairer.
Since Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the economy has already seen significant benefits:
I look forward to working to build off the successes of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and find more ways to stimulate our nation’s economy that allow families more opportunities to succeed.