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Mike Lawler: “The very first bill I introduced was to raise the cap from…”

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

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Full interview with Rep. Mike Lawler | Playbook The First 100 Days: Tax Reform

Published | Video Starts at 23:23

But my understanding now is that is not enough for you. You would say no to something like that. The very first bill I introduced was to raise the cap from 10 to 20. And the reason I did that was because, A, we were in a divided government, B, the tax bill had not expired. It's expiring at the end of this year. (23:23–23:29)

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Asserts that Mike Lawler introduced a bill to raise the SALT cap from $10,000 to $20,000.

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