Rep. Peter King said Wednesday White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney doesn’t care if the tax plan creates hardships for New York citizens.
“My real objection to Mulvaney is he was, yesterday, saying how, if there is a bad impact on New York, that’s New York’s fault. This is what Mulvaney’s been doing [since] back when he was in Congress,” Mr. King, New York Republican, said on Fox News.
“He’s the guy that led the fight against the Sandy relief funding that was due to New York,” he said referring to the relief bill after Superstorm Sandy left massive damage in the New York and New Jersey areas. “He never supported the 9/11 health care bill for New York. And now he seems to use every opportunity to take shots at New York.”
This followed a tweet Mr. King posted on Tuesday night accusing Mr. Mulvaney of trying to “screw” New York by eliminating the state and local tax deductions. Mr. King has vowed to oppose the tax bill unless this piece is taken out, but Mr. Mulvaney doubled down on Tuesday saying the current system is unfair to other states.
“You live in New York City, and I live in South Carolina. Why should I pay more federal taxes than you do?” Mr. Mulvaney said in an interview Tuesday.
The Senate is still drafting the final details of its tax plan, but it is also expected to include the elimination for state and local deductions.
From Sandy aid to tax reform @MickMulvaneyOMB tries to screw New York. Probably feels inferior because New York subsidizes his state of South Carolina.
— Rep. Pete King (@RepPeteKing) November 15, 2017
• Sally Persons can be reached at spersons@washingtontimes.com.
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