The San Diego congressional delegation’s two Republicans split on the tax reform bill Tuesday, with Rep. Duncan Hunter voting for it and Rep. Darrell Issa casting a ‘no’ vote.
The bill passed the House 227-203 along party lies, with all Democrats and only 12 Republicans, including Issa, voting against it.
“I am very pleased that those working on the final product of this tax reform took into account and addressed many of the initial concerns that were raised as this debate took place, including ensuring provisions for wildfire disaster relief, maintaining the adoption tax credit, and protecting deductions for charitable giving, mortgage interest, state and local taxes and medical expenses,” Hunter said.
The bill caps deductions for state and local taxes at $10,000 a year, and Hunter has pointed out that few in his largely rural East County district will be impacted by this change.
Issa had vowed to vote against the bill, saying it did not “go far enough to guarantee tax relief for constituents in my district,” which includes north coastal San Diego and south Orange counties.
The bill is expected to pass the Senate as well.