Sentences with phrase «republicans eliminated taxes»

The postcard also says Republicans eliminated taxes on fast food and cigarettes, although Nassau never imposed taxes on either.

Not exact matches

Republicans also want to eliminate or delay Walker's proposed income tax.

The plan contains up to $ 6 trillion in tax cuts, according to independent analysts, which Trump and top Republicans say they would offset by eliminating loopholes, deductions and tax breaks and boosting annual economic growth.

Eliminating the state and local tax deduction would raise about one - quarter of the $ 4 trillion in revenues that some Republicans say they need to prevent tax cuts from creating a massive increase in the federal budget deficit.

But eliminating that deduction is already opposed by Republican lawmakers from high - tax states such as New York and California, who say it helps their state governments pay for social programs, including public education.

House Republicans on Thursday unveiled a sweeping overhaul of the nation's tax code, slashing the corporate tax rate, eliminating scores of smaller deductions, and collapsing the number of individual tax brackets.

If Republicans listen to Norquist — and they generally do, or face the consequences — all those red states will push his agenda forward: lowering taxes, eliminating regulations, expanding gun rights.

The ideas range from eliminating the income tax altogether (Republicans David Craig and Charles Lollar) to raising...

Republicans have said that among other things, they want to simplify individual income tax brackets, raise the standard deduction, reduce corporate tax rates and eliminate some popular itemized deductions, like the state and local tax break.

That reflects a compromise, as an earlier version of the Republican tax plan would have would have eliminated the ability for people to deduct their state and local tax payments from their federal tax payments.

President Donald Trump and the Republican Party recently unveiled their tax reform plan, which eliminates the student loan interest deduction — a...

«If the Republicans are really so worried about balancing the budget, then why are they so opposed to eliminating tax breaks on mililionaires and billionaires.»

On the eve of Vice President Mike Pence's visit to the Buffalo area, Schumer urged New Yorkers to demand an explanation about Republican proposals to eliminate a major federal tax deduction used by millions of state residents.

And Gillibrand — who also faces re-election for a full 6 - year term this fall — herself has been pretty vocal on reproductive rights, pushing back with Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal against a Republican - led bill on the federal level that would eliminate tax breaks for insurance premiums on plans that provide abortion coverage.

Republican Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan in a statement to Capital Tonight said he has «grave concern» over the federal proposal to eliminate state and local tax deductions as part of a broader effort to cut taxes.

ALBANY — On the eve of Vice President Mike Pence's visit to the Buffalo area, Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Monday urged New Yorkers to demand an explanation about Republican proposals to eliminate a major federal tax deduction used by millions of state residents.

«The problem Republicans have on Long Island is that massive property tax hikes are coming thanks to the tax plan that passed in Washington, eliminating tens of thousands of dollars in deductions,» he said.

Cuomo is taking issue with the Republican - backed plans to eliminate or cap the deduction of state and local taxes, as well as efforts to scale back the reach of the Affordable Care Act.

If the Republicans and the suburban business owners they represent had their druthers, the payroll tax would be eliminated entirely.

Republican House members from the four states have pushed back against the GOP tax reform framework, which eliminates all deductions except for the charitable and mortgage interest deductions.

John Flanagan, the leader of the state Senate Republicans, said in a statement that while he supports the idea of tax cuts, he has «grave concerns» about eliminating the state and local tax deductions.

«But if every New Yorker, every Democrat and Republican, said they are not voting for any tax reform bill that eliminates state and local deductibility or cuts it dramatically, they'd have to take it out of the bill.

All of the state's Democrats in the House of Representatives and seven of the Republicans voted against a budget measure that clears the way for a vote on tax overhaul, citing concerns over eliminating the state and local tax deductions.

Republican leaders have released a framework of their tax plan which would reduce the number of income tax brackets from seven to three, lower the corporate tax rate and eliminate several deductions.

Despite Senate Republican claims that tax hikes proposed by Cuomo were eliminated, the new budget was put together with a number of sizeable revenue - raising items that avoided the term «tax,» but comes with the same effect.

A Faso spokesman said the congressman had «no connection» with The New York State Association of Realtors, but assumed they were referring to proposals advanced by the Republican majority in Congress to eliminate or limit deductions on mortgage interest and property taxes on federal returns.

Compounding the problem, President Trump and congressional Republicans aim to eliminate or curtail state and local tax deductions to help pay for federal income - tax rate cuts in top brackets.

The Senate Republicans» budget restores $ 280 million worth of education cuts proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, eliminates $ 296 million in unfunded mandates for local governments and spend slightly less overall than the governor ($ 132.5 billion, to $ 132.9 billion)-- all without any new revenue generators (AKA taxes).

The tax bill on the cusp of being passed by Congress is not the grand simplification of the code that Republicans promised when they set out to eliminate tax breaks and cut the number of tax brackets.

The final bill agreed to by Republican negotiators eliminates the tax incentive for private employers that subsidize their employees» transit, parking and bicycle commuting expenses.

Republican lawmakers unveiled their historic tax - reform plan, a bill that slashes rates for the wealthy and businesses, gives smaller cuts to the middle class and eliminates the ObamaCare mandate that Americans buy health insurance or face a penalty.

The New York members, joined by GOP House members from New Jersey and other high - tax states, object to the Republican plan to eliminate the federal tax deduction for state and local income and property taxes.

I am pleased that this proposed agreement realizes long - held Senate Republican priorities like cutting the corporate franchise tax for manufacturers, reducing the job - killing MTA payroll tax for small businesses, eliminating New York's stealth tax by indexing tax brackets and deductions, and building our reserves, along with providing additional flood relief to support job growth in devastated communities.

One of the most blatant ways the Republican tax plan would hurt Central New Yorkers in particular is by eliminating the deduction for local and state taxes, known as the SALT deduction.

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses the Republican tax overhaul, looming government shutdown, a judicial nominee that didn't impress senators with his judicial knowledge, and Trump eliminating climate change as a national threat.

Reed said he hoped some sort of budget resolution would pass to pave the way for tax reform, but he said Republicans should be open to a «Plan B,» where they have to win some Democratic votes in the Senate to pass a simpler, fairer tax plan that eliminates protections for special interests.

In fact, the plan is presented as a compromise by House Republicans, who initially considered eliminating the local property tax deduction as well.

In Maryland and Michigan, the Republican governors have said they will introduce tax cuts to compensate, after the GOP bill eliminated the personal exemption.

The powerful Republican leader of the House tax - writing committee, Kevin Brady, of Texas, said he won't accept the Senate's plan to fully eliminate the state and local tax deduction that's vital to states like New York and New Jersey.

Seven House Republicans voted against the GOP budget last month citing concerns over eliminating or altering deductions, a move that would have negative impacts for a high - tax state like New York.

The chairman of the House's tax - writing committee said Sunday that he's confident that chamber won't go along with the Senate's proposal to eliminate the deduction for property taxes, setting up a major flashpoint as Republicans aim to put a tax cut bill on President Donald Trump's desk before Christmas.

Cuomo argued that New York and other Democratic states will be paying a higher level of taxes because the Republican tax bill plans to eliminate «the deductibility for state and local taxes.»

Last Wednesday, the Republican administration unveiled a tax plan that would double the standardized deduction and keep tax breaks for mortgage interest and charitable contributions, but would also eliminate nearly all other itemized deductions, including those for local and state property taxes.

Schumer visited Clay and other parts of the state Wednesday to step up his campaign against proposals from the newly confirmed Treasury secretary and Republican members of Congress to eliminate certain, closely held tax deductions for New Yorkers and other Americans.

U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty said that when members of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus met with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin recently, Democrats and Republicans from high - tax states voiced opposition to the plan to eliminate the state and local tax deduction.

The leader of the Majority Party State Senate Republicans, John Flanagan, said in a statement that while he supports the idea of tax cuts, he has «grave concerns» about eliminating the state and local tax deductions.

The current Republican tax bills in the House and Senate would eliminate the state and local tax, known as SALT, deductions, effectively raising taxes for Long Islanders.

During the open mic session at the House Republican tax retreat Wednesday, he warned his colleagues that he could face a backlash at the ballot box should they eliminate the deduction.

The president made clear that he still wanted a broader deficit reduction agreement with Republicans that included spending cuts, entitlement reforms and increased revenue from eliminating some tax breaks.

Forced into a corner, the Senate could, say, cut gasoline - tax funding for mass transit, but not eliminate it entirely, thereby allowing Democratic senators to claim they rescued mass transit from the ravages of the House Republicans, and allowing Republicans to get at least some of what they want.