Connolly, Scott, Beyer and McEachin Call on House Republicans to Protect the State and Local Tax Deduction

Press Release

Today, Virginia Representatives Gerry Connolly, Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, Donald S. Beyer, Jr., and A. Donald McEachin called on House Republicans to protect the state and local tax deduction. In Virginia, 1.5 million households claim $16.5 billion in SALT deductions for an average deduction of $11,288 per household. Virginia has the nation's 4th highest percentage of tax filers claiming a SALT deduction (37%).

"This is a bad deal for Virginians who are being asked to pay even more just so House Republicans can give massive tax cuts to the top one percent," said Congressman Gerry Connolly. "Eliminating the SALT deduction would increase taxes on more than 1.5 million Virginia families, including 700,000 Northern Virginia households, and threatens our growing economy."

"The Republicans' proposed tax plan is little more than a giant tax cut for the wealthy masquerading as tax reform. Instead of helping working families succeed and ensuring that our economic recovery reaches every community, the President and Republicans in Congress are insisting on tax cuts at the expense of the very people they are claiming to help," said Congressman Bobby Scott.

"Eliminating the state and local tax deduction to pay for part of the regressive Republican tax plan would be bad for middle class families across the country, but it would hit Virginians particularly hard," said Congressman Don Beyer. "Over a third of Virginia families use it to claim, on average, over $11,000 in deductions on their tax filings. Hiking taxes on middle class families to pay for tax cuts that mostly go to millionaires and billionaires would be immoral."

"Eliminating the SALT deduction would mean that the 115,900 households in the 4th Congressional District would get a bad deal for the sake of the wealthy one percent of Americans," said Congressman Donald McEachin. "I cannot stand by while congressional Republicans turn their backs on my constituents. I urge Chairman Brady and his fellow Republicans to abandon their path to neglect middle-class families."