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Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) voted against the harmful, Republican tax bill that narrowly passed the House of Representatives. The bill explodes our national debt by $1.7 trillion, fails to simplify the tax code, and increases taxes on 36 million middle-class families.

Watch Carbajal’s speech from the House Floor earlier today opposing the tax plan here or read his full remarks as drafted below:

“Mr. Speaker,

The tax bill put forth today by congressional Republicans is a gift to the wealthiest one percent and multinational corporations, at the expense of our students, homeowners, and seniors.

It eliminates critical deductions that help Central Coast families, including deductions for state and local taxes, mortgage interest, student loans, and medical expenses.

With wildfire season in California growing longer each year, this bill callously eliminates tax relief for personal casualty losses resulting from wildfires as well as from earthquakes. 

In fact, this bill would raise taxes on 36 million working and middle class American taxpayers by an average of $1,130 a year.

With a national debt that has now surpassed $20 trillion, the American people cannot afford this tax bill that adds and $1.7 trillion to the deficit and leaves our children stuck with the bill.

Americans deserve tax reform that simplifies our tax code and puts the middle-class first.

I urge my colleagues to oppose this misguided tax plan today and then get to work on lasting, bipartisan tax reform.

I yield back.”

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