California Republicans face backlash after vote that could lead to ending popular tax deduction
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"It's going to be a huge issue," predicted
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"Our delegation wants tax reform, and this is the first step to tax reform," Walters said. "There's nothing that's been set in stone."
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While Thursday's vote was just the first step in a longer process, some political analysts think the votes could have serious political consequences.
"Those representatives are probably going to be worrying about their votes as time goes on," predicted
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Walters said she would base her vote on the final tax plan by looking at the overall effect on her constituents and whether "middle-class Americans will have more money in their pocket."
Her district includes 78,074 households that claimed state and local tax deductions in 2015, according to
"There's a lot of slavish adherence to the Republican leadership," he said.
Issa, however, fired back, arguing in his own letter to Brown on Friday that the SALT deduction "has only become of such importance as a direct result of the tremendous weight that your misguided policies have put on
He was referring to the fact that Californians -- particularly high-income Californians -- pay some of the highest state income tax rates in the country.
A big reason the Californians lined up in support of controversial bills like the tax reform and health care efforts -- unlike their
McCarthy's office did not respond to a request for comment.
Not all political observers believe that the GOP House members will be punished for their vote.
"They can argue that the (tax) problem isn't
Rep.
Alluding to the fact that property taxes are often high in coastal
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