Kris Cox: The bill overall takes food assistance and health care coverage away from people with low and middle incomes, and that is extremely damaging.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican tax bill approved by the U.S. House of Representatives would cost the poorest Americans roughly $1,600 a year while increasing the income of the wealthiest households by an average of $12,000 annually, according to a new analysis released Thursday by the Congressional Budget Office.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - As the U.S. Senate crafts its version of the tax cut and spending package that President Donald Trump calls the “big, beautiful” bill, Ohio’s U.S. Senators are scrambling to ensure it includes their priorities.