Illinois Governor Among Those Calling On Biden To Lift Cap On Tax Deductions

Seven Democratic governors including Illinois Governor JB Pritzker are calling on President Joe Biden to lift the $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions that was a part of former President Donald Trump’s massive 2017 tax law.

In a letter sent to the Democratic president Friday, they argued that Democratic-run states and their taxpayers were disproportionately targeted. The letter comes a little more than a week after U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen agreed to work with Congress on a way to remedy the “inequities” the cap has caused.

The governors of Connecticut, New Jersey, California, Hawaii, New York, and Oregon joined Pritzker in sending the letter.