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John Garamendi: “Madam Leader, if I might, you said SALT. It is like really pouring salt on a wound. But SALT is State and local taxes.…”

On the recordNovember 7, 2017
Madam Leader, if I might, you said SALT. It is like really pouring salt on a wound. But SALT is State and local taxes. So for California, New Jersey, New York, Illinois, and other States that have big populations, they collect this revenue, and it cannot be deducted. The numbers you have, I understand those came from the Department of the Treasury and the IRS.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California
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Nov 7, 2017

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