Congressman Steven Horsford Stands Up for Nevada’s Teachers in Ways and Means Committee

Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) took part in a Ways and Means Committee markup of the Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act, an important step to reverse the cap on the deduction for State and Local Taxes (SALT). This Restoring Fairness for States and Localities Act addresses many shortcomings of the destructive Republicans' Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which, rather than devote resources to making wise investments in our workers and small businesses, further burdened working families, endangers Americans' retirement security, and gave tax breaks to large corporations and the richest Americans while penalizing America's workers.

Congressman Horsford spoke about his recently-introduced Support American Teachers Act of 2019, which will increase the existing the current $250 deduction expense to $500 for teachers. On average, teachers in Clark County School District—the fifth-largest in the country, which Congressman Horsford represents—spend $750 out-of-pocket on school supplies for their classrooms. Congressman Horsford shared the story of kindergarten teacher Kaitlyn Cline of Las Vegas, who spends $1,000 per year for her class at Kay Carl Elementary School in Nevada's Fourth Congressional District.

The full video can be watched here.