Political Quotes

“I appreciate the time that my colleagues and I have had tonight to make these different points. I want to close by saying this is about fairness. It is not fair. It is not fair that the State and local tax deduction has been in place for over 100 years so State and local governments have relied on this deduction in order to fund the programs that we have. It is not fair that people are being taxed on taxes that they have already paid. It is not fair that the taxes that are being paid in these States are no longer deductible on people's income tax returns. It is not fair that, after all these years of relying on this deduction, it is no longer in place, and my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have been boasting about people leaving my State and going to their States while we are, in fact, subsidizing those very States. This is a battle that is going to continue. Hopefully, over the next few months, we will be able to build a coalition, together, of Democrats and Republicans who recognize that this unfairness has to be addressed and that we need to restore the State and local tax deduction for the benefit of the residents of my State and people throughout the United States of America who are relying on basic fairness. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.”