Three California Republicans vote against House tax plan
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Those opposing the bill cited the elimination of a deduction that allowed taxpayers to write off state and local income tax they paid each year, as well as a cap on a property tax deduction. Getting rid of the income tax deduction would especially hit Californians, who pay relatively high state taxes, they said.
More than six million Californians take advantage of the state and local tax deduction each year, deducting an average of
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"Passage of the House bill is the first step toward significantly lowering the tax burden in the
Issa and Rohrabacher, whose districts voted for Democrat
Expect this vote to be a key campaign issue in 2018. In addition to the state and local tax deduction, the bill will also eliminate popular deductions for student loans, medical expenses, and educator expenses, and lower the cap on mortgage deductions. McClintock proposed an amendment to save those deductions from the chopping block, but it failed to pass.
"What a brilliant Republican strategy to lose the House in 2018," said
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That means that the
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