[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 117 (Thursday, August 2, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H5689]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           NEVADA'S SALES TAX

  (Ms. BERKLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. BERKLEY. Mr. Speaker, Congress must do right by Nevada's middle 
class families and make permanent the sales tax deduction, a measure 
that benefits so many middle class families in Nevada. Over 300,000 
Nevadans claimed $456 million in deductions for State and local sales 
tax in 2009 alone. Nevada is one of only nine States that has no State 
income tax and, instead, revenue is raised through a sales tax.
  Nevadans should be able to deduct their sales tax from their Federal 
income tax, just as citizens from income tax States do now. The sales 
tax deduction helps families across Nevada by leaving more money in 
their pockets. This creates jobs, stimulates economic growth, and keeps 
money in their pockets.
  It's a matter of priority, Mr. Speaker. We must make the sales tax 
deduction permanent in order to give middle tax families the certainty 
of knowing they will have extra money in their pockets to put food on 
their table, gas in their cars, and be able to pay the mortgage on 
their family home.

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