[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 75 (Tuesday, May 6, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H1864]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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ELIMINATE THE SALT CAP
(Ms. GILLEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
Ms. GILLEN. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to address the unfair double
taxation that my constituents are facing due to the State and local tax
deduction cap.
Hardworking families across Long Island and across our State and many
other States already face some of the highest tax burdens in the
Nation. For 8 years, they have been unfairly penalized and subject to
double taxation.
I have heard from countless hardworking families in my district over
the past few years who have had to pay tens of thousands of dollars
more in taxes, making their lives even more expensive and adding to the
cost-of-living crisis on Long Island.
Last year, the President came to my district and vowed to get SALT
back. My constituents deserve this real relief; so let's go.
I will continue to push for a full repeal of this cap, and I urge my
colleagues on both sides of the aisle to do the same. Anything less
than eliminating the SALT cap and restoring the full deduction fails
Long Island and fails our State.
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