Education and Workforce Committee Vice Chair Burgess Owens (UT-04) hosted Chairman Tim Walberg (MI-05) in Utah for a roundtable event focused on the Working Families Tax Cuts. The discussion included community leaders, experts, and stakeholders who addressed the impact of the law on Utah residents.
The event centered on how the tax cuts are affecting families, students, workers, and small businesses in Utah. Congressman Owens said, “Whether you’re a parent seeking the best opportunities for your child, an educator focused on better outcomes in the classroom, a worker wanting to keep more of your hard-earned paycheck, or a business building a skilled workforce, the Working Families Tax Cuts delivers. We’re proud to have Chairman Walberg in the Beehive State to hear directly from Utahns about how this historic law is strengthening families, empowering students, rewarding workers, and supporting small businesses.”
Chairman Walberg highlighted his visit with local business owners and educators: “It was a pleasure to join Salt Lake City business owners, community leaders, and educators to discuss real, positive impacts of the Working Families Tax Cuts. Under President Trump’s leadership, we forged a bill that enacts some of the most conservative reforms to our higher education system in decades, while also putting more money back in working families’ pockets. This historic legislation is about expanding opportunity so every American can move forward and achieve his or her own American Dream.”
Participants at the roundtable discussed benefits for small businesses and families. Melva Sine, CEO and President of the Utah Restaurant Association said: “The real benefit of this bill is that it impacts everyone. … It gives us all more discretionary income so that we can enjoy the services, whether it’s a private school, whether it’s going out and enjoying your favorite restaurant more often, whatever that might be, this provides discretionary income for us all to enjoy using the services and the things that are available in our communities.”
Casey Hill, State Director for the National Federation of Independent Businesses in Utah added: “If you think about the individuals who are typically earning or working overtime, those are typically some of your highest-producing, hardest-working individuals, and to further incentivize them to work and to engage more, take more of their hard-earned dollars home is significant for our employers.”
Burgess Owens has represented Utah’s 4th District in Congress since 2021 after replacing Ben McAdams. He was born in Columbus, Ohio in 1951 and currently lives in Salt Lake City. Owens graduated from the University of Miami with a Bachelor of Science degree.
