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Mike Lawler: “Lifting the cap on salt from 10,000 to 40,000. 90% of my…”

Featuring: Mike Lawler, Republican | U.S. House, New York, District 17

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Published | Video Starts at 17:47

The president said he would do that, and he has. And I think getting the tax bill done, you know, earlier this year was critical, especially, you know, for areas like mine. You mentioned salt. Lifting the cap on salt from 10,000 to 40,000. 90% of my constituents will be able to fully deduct their state and local taxes. So these are big wins. And I think there's a lot more to do and a lot more issues to tackle, and I look forward to continuing to work on them, though I lied. (17:47–17:57)

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Asserts that the cap on state and local tax deductions was raised, benefiting 90% of his constituents.

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