[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11254]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    CONGRESSIONAL PAYER STATE CAUCUS

  (Mr. LANCE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. LANCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to announce the formation of the 
Congressional Payer State Caucus.
  I join my colleague, Congressman Bill Foster from Illinois, in 
leading this bipartisan caucus that will examine the disparity States 
like New Jersey and Illinois experience by paying more in Federal taxes 
than we receive in Federal spending. In fact, New Jersey is dead last, 
with a rate of return of just 77 cents for every Federal tax dollar 
sent to Washington.
  The caucus seeks to recommend legislation to ensure that donor States 
keep more of their hard-earned funds. For example, working to maintain 
the State and local tax deduction when this body considers an overhaul 
of our Nation's Tax Code. Eliminating that deduction would further 
increase the disparity that already exists.
  Alexander Hamilton wrote in the Federalist Papers about his fear that 
the Federal Government might monopolize taxation to the ``entire 
exclusion and destruction of State governments.''
  The caucus will work to address this problem and for a greater return 
on the tremendous Federal revenue stream from economic activity and 
innovation in New Jersey and other States.

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