Malliotakis Joins Garbarino Letter Calling For SALT Deduction To Be Restored

(WASHINGTON, DC) - Yesterday Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), founding member of the bipartisan SALT Caucus, joined Reps. Andrew Garbarino (NY-02), Lee Zeldin (NY-01), Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02), Mike Garcia (CA-25), Young Kim (CA-39), and Michelle Steel (CA-48) in sending a letter calling on Congressional leadership to immediately repeal the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction cap. The letter was also shared with President Biden and the White House.  

"Many of our constituents, including teachers, first responders, and members of law enforcement earn incomes that are higher than many with the same jobs in other parts of the country, but these incomes make them middle class in the high cost of living communities we represent," the letter states. "We welcome you, and all our colleagues, to visit our home districts and meet the real people being penalized and financially harmed by the cap.” 

The full text of the letter can be viewed HERE.  

Malliotakis is a founding member of the bipartisan SALT caucus and has been working with both Republicans and area Democrats, including Reps. Tom Suozzi (NY-03), Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), and Bill Pascrell (NJ-09), to push for the SALT deduction to be restored. Malliotakis is also a cosponsor of H.R.613, legislation that repeals the temporary restrictions in taxable years 2018 through 2025 on the deductibility of state and local taxes.