Hakeem Jeffries said "I do believe that we need some SALT reform. And some of the public employee unions including the American Federation of Teachers, as well as the state and local and county employees actually support this effort that we`ve undertaken because they recognize that the Republicans were trying to punish the ability of states like New York and California to raise revenue that can then be poured into the well-being of the people that we serve in the states." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordNovember 19, 2021

I do believe that we need some SALT reform. And some of the public employee unions including the American Federation of Teachers, as well as the state and local and county employees actually support this effort that we`ve undertaken because they recognize that the Republicans were trying to punish the ability of states like New York and California to raise revenue that can then be poured into the well-being of the people that we serve in the states.

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Hakeem Jeffries

Democratic · New York

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msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Jeffries argues for reforming the SALT tax cap and criticizes Republicans for their tax policies affecting blue states.

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