Scalise touts GOP tax plan’s benefits to distilleries, wineries and breweries

House Majority Whip Steve ScaliseStephen (Steve) Joseph ScaliseConservative lawmakers met to discuss GOP chairman’s ouster Overnight Finance: GOP delays work on funding bill amid conservative demands | Senate panel approves Fed nominee Powell | Dodd-Frank rollback advances | WH disputes report Mueller subpoenaed Trump bank records Overnight Finance: House approves motion to go to tax conference — with drama | GOP leaders to consider Dec. 30 spending bill | Justices skeptical of ban on sports betting | Mulvaney won't fire official who sued him MORE (R-La.) touted the Republican-backed tax plan's benefits to distilleries, wineries and breweries in a pun-laden New Year's Eve press release on Sunday. 

"Liberals may 'wine' about the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act but American workers and businesses already see the good news brewing, including distilleries, wineries, and breweries that see massive tax cuts," Scalise said. 

"Even though the bill has 'barley' been signed into law, these companies have already pledged to hire more workers and invest more back into their businesses," he continued. 

The congressman cited reports from a variety of news outlets quoting officials in the wine, distillery and brewery industries who will be hiring more employees, upgrade facilities and possibly increase production as a result of the GOP tax plan. 

Congressional Republicans and President scored their first legislative victory earlier this month with the passage of the tax overhaul.

The legislation will give federal excise tax relief for two years to U.S. brewers and beer importers. 

The plan cuts the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent, and repeals the ObamaCare individual mandate. 

Democrats say the plan favors corporations and the wealthy and it remains widely unpopular among the public.