December 4, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 193 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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                            12 DAYS OF SALT

  (Ms. SHERRILL asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. SHERRILL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on behalf of the taxpayers of 
New Jersey. There are 12 days left in the legislative calendar, and I 
urge the House to close 2019 by lifting the cap on the State and local 
tax deduction cap, or SALT.
  I will be here on the floor every day this holiday season 
highlighting the impact of SALT on my constituents and on Americans 
across the country for the 12 days of SALT.
  And on this first day of SALT my constituents have said to me that 
SALT is the number one concern they have. I meet teachers, 
firefighters, homeowners, and small business owners who owed thousands 
more on their taxes this year as a result of the $10,000 deduction cap.
  Capping SALT deductions is an attack on New Jersey residents, 
businesses, homeowners, and unfairly imposes a marriage penalty on 
couples filing jointly. It is an attack on States that invest in their 
communities--investments in roads, libraries, schools, first 
responders, and teachers.
  So I urge my colleagues to pass SALT legislation immediately and to 
stop double taxing hardworking Americans.

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