Ryan-McConnell Tax Plan Hurts Millions of Working Families in California

When House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and his fellow California Republicans continue to push the Ryan-McConnell tax plan, they are working to raise taxes on middle class families in their own districts in order to give a multi-trillion dollar tax break to the wealthiest few in America. The GOP repeal of state and local taxes would eliminate a critical deduction claimed by more than 6.1 million hard-working households in California, worth an average of more than $18,000.

Earlier this week, Democratic Members of the California Congressional Delegation sent a letter – with zero Republican support – to Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady and Committee on Finance Chairman Orrin Hatch highlighting the severe impact eliminating state and local taxes would directly have on Californians.

Here's a look at what's at stake for constituents of GOP Members from California under the Ryan-McConnell framework's plan to destroy the state and local tax deduction: