Tax Reform

Rep. Steve Russell (OK-5) today voted for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1), which passed the House by a margin of 227 to 203. Despite the many MYTHS, H.R. 1 overhauls America’s tax code for the first time in a generation to deliver historic tax relief for workers, families, and job creators, and revitalize our nation’s economy. By lowering taxes across the board, eliminating costly special-interest tax breaks, and modernizing our international tax system, this legislation will help create more... Read more

Rep. Steve Russell (OK-5) today voted for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1), the Republican bill for tax reform. In passing this pro-growth, pro-family legislation, House Republicans have taken an important step toward providing necessary tax relief for Americans for the first time since President Reagan’s historic tax reform 31 years ago. According to the nonpartisan Tax Foundation, this bill will cut taxes on typical households by $1,182, raise wages by upwards of $4,000, and create nearly o... Read more

House Republicans today introduced the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act (H.R. 1), the Republican bill for tax reform. Included in H.R. 1 is a bill that Rep. Steve Russell (OK-5) introduced last Congress and again in February of this year, the No Tax Subsidies for Stadiums Act (H.R. 811). Rep. Russell’s tax reform bill would prohibit the use of tax-exempt municipal bonds for the construction of stadiums, closing a decades old loophole in the tax code. Municipal bonds are intended to provide capital for infra... Read more

The question is often asked if Congress will agree on tax reform by the end of the year. Congressman Steve Russell says it’s possible if Democrats and Republicans achieve a common ground. Russell said he refuses to be baited into either side of the argument — either taxes to benefit the rich or Congress not caring about the poor. “Why do we devolve ourselves into these senseless class warfare debates, gender debates and polarizing political debates?” Russell said. “Every American that approaches... Read more

Congressman Steve Russell (OK-5) voted in favor of H.R. 7, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, which passed the House by a vote of 238-183. H.R. 7 would make the Hyde Amendment permanent law. The Hyde Amendment prohibits taxpayer dollars from funding abortions, and has been routinely passed each year by both Republican and Democrat controlled Congresses since 1976. Congressman Russell spoke on the House floor in favor of H.R. 7, saying, “The carving up and commercial sale of dismembered unborn... Read more

View Interview Here Congressman Steve Russell (OK-5) spoke with Larry King on his show ‘PolitiKING’ to discuss the following topics: President Trump’s administration, why the confirmation process should proceed even while ethics paperwork is being submitted, repealing the Affordable Care Act, as well as discussing the billions of dollars wasted that was highlighted in Congressman Russell’s Waste Watch No. 6. Excerpts from Congressman Russell (approximate): Moving ahead with nomination hearings: ... Read more

Del City, OK – Congressman Steve Russell (OK-5) spoke with C-SPAN’s Bill Scanlan to talk about the importance of checks and balances, bipartisanship in Congress, and his biggest accomplishments in his first term in office. On Checks and Balances in Government: Congressman Russell: “Our republic has seen the pendulum swing to government and the some rare occasions, all the legislative branches being held by the same political party. We saw long stretches of a time in the 1930's and 1940's period.... Read more

(CNSNews.com) – Rep. Steve Russell (R- Okla.) released the sixth installment of his ongoing Waste Watch series on Monday, showing 10 instances of government waste totaling around $139 billion in taxpayer money. Some of the spending items detailed in the report include a Pentagon Task Force that spent $150 million on lavish, rented villas in Afghanistan with flat-screen TVs in each room; $356 million on a computer system that does not work; $34 million spent by the U.S. Department of Agriculture ... Read more

Del City, OK – Congressman Steve Russell (OK-5), a member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, has released the next installment of his ongoing Waste Watch series. The Christmas Edition for 2016 highlights 10 items of government waste, totaling almost $140 billion dollars in taxpayer funds. Some of the items include how the Department of Defense spent $1.5 million dollars on a slaughterhouse in Afghanistan while only completing 10 percent of the project; $150 million on lavish rente... Read more

Congressman Steve Russell’s (OK-5) amendment, also known as Federal Register Printing Savings Act, was adopted in the House by a voice vote, and was included in the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act which was passed Friday morning. Russell’s amendment curtails the printing and distribution of unnecessary copies of the Federal Register that is distributed to each Congressional and House Committee office daily. Since the Federal Register is available online, any office that needs the informat... Read more