Indian American Congress members appalled |
Following the passage of the polarizing tax bill by party lines Dec. 20, many Democrats, including Indian American members of Congress, have spoken out against the tax law rewrite. Rep. Ro Khanna, who represents the Silicon Valley area of California, said the bill will increase deficits by $1.5 trillion over the next decades and favors corporations and the rich, all while doing nothing for the middle class. This is flawed policy that will increase income inequality in our nation even further. Khanna said in his state of California, not to mention the rest of the country, families will be forced to pay taxes twice on much of their income by scaling back their ability to write off state and local taxes. The 17th Congressional District representative added that he "will continue to fight in Congress for legislation that helps working families. Khanna noted his GAIN Act bill introduced with Sen. Sherrod Brown promises to roughly double the earned income tax credit for working families and increase the credit for childless workers almost six-fold. Fellow freshman Congressmember Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., called the tax bill the "GOP Tax Scam" and deemed it an "all-out war on any idea of opportunity in this country."
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