Gillen Joins New York Delegation Letter Demanding Full Repeal of the SALT Deduction Cap

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) joined Reps. Jerrold Nadler and Thomas Suozzi and the New York delegation in a letter to Speaker Johnson and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith urging a full repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) Deduction cap. 

Gillen, a Member of the bipartisan SALT Caucus, has been a leader in the fight to end the unfair double taxation that is hurting hardworking Long Islanders’ pockets. Upon taking office, she immediately called on House and Senate leadership to begin negotiations towards repealing the deduction cap and co-sponsoring H.R. 2555, the bipartisan SALT Deductibility Act.

“We strongly urge you to include a full repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction cap in any tax-related legislation brought to the House floor,” the Members wrote to House Speaker Mike Johnson and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith.   

“The cap has unfairly burdened hardworking, middle-class New Yorkers by imposing costly double taxation without offering meaningful relief,” the Members continued. “A full repeal of the SALT deduction cap has already been proposed in the SALT Deductibility Act, which was reintroduced last week with strong bipartisan support and would secure relief for middle-class families who have been harmed by the cap.” 

According to the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, the SALT cap costs New Yorkers up to $15 billion annually in gross deductions, while New York as a whole contributes more in federal taxes than it receives back in federal spending.  

The letter was also signed by Representatives Yvette Clarke (NY-09), Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Daniel Goldman (NY-10), Timothy Kennedy (NY-26), George Latimer (NY-17), John Mannion (NY-22), Gregory Meeks (NY-05), Grace Meng (NY-06), Joseph Morelle (NY-25), Josh Riley (NY-19), Pat Ryan (NY-18), Ritchie Torres (NY-15), and Nydia Velázquez (NY-07).  

The full letter can be read here. 

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