Democrats Block a Vote on Republican SALT Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Nick LaLota (R-Suffolk County) released the following statement after House Democrats blocked consideration and debate on the SALT Marriage Penalty Elimination Act.

“For years, House Democrats claimed they wanted to increase or remove the SALT deduction cap. Yet, today every single House Democrat, including 14 New York Democrats, voted to block debate and a vote on a Republican bill that would have increased the SALT cap for families from $10,000 to $20,000,” said LaLota.  “The SALT Marriage Penalty Elimination Act is pro-family, pro-worker, and pro-American legislation to lower taxes and one step towards restoring the full deduction.  Since 2017, House Democrats have frequently used restoring the SALT deduction as a political talking point but today every single House Democrat voted against working families after failing to deliver results in the previous two Congresses. Despite House Democrats’ obstinacy and partisanship, my fight to restore the SALT deduction will continue until my constituents get relief from Albany’s oppressive taxes.”

To watch LaLota’s remarks during the rule debate, click HERE.

Background:

In January, LaLota voted against the Wyden-Smith tax bill because it failed to include an increase on the cap to the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction.

The SALT Marriage Penalty Elimination Act would remove the marriage penalty and raise the SALT deduction cap to $20,000 for joint filers and cap adjusted gross income at $500,000.

Since being sworn into office in January 2023, LaLota has been explicitly clear on his support for restoring the SALT deduction. LaLota joined the bipartisan SALT Caucus and introduced the SALT Fairness and Deficit Reduction Act to effectively bring the deduction to pre-2017 levels for the overwhelming majority of taxpayers while at the same time reducing the federal deficit by raising and extending the SALT deduction cap to $60k for single filers and $120k for joint filers beginning in 2023 and lasting until December 31, 2032.

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