House approves Tax Cut and Jobs Act: How CNY representatives voted

Here’s how the representatives from the five Congressional districts that include portions of Central New York voted:

Voting Yes

• John Katko (R, NY-24)
• Tom Reed (R, NY-23)
• Claudia Tenney (R, NY-22)

Voting No

• Elise Stefanik (R, NY-21)
• John Faso (R, NY-19)

Stefanik and Faso were two of just 12 Republicans to oppose the tax bill. All Democrats voted no.

The U.S. Senate was expected to take up the measure Tuesday evening and widely expected to pass it and send it to President Donald Trump’s desk for signing.

Katko’s comments
“Today, with my support, the House passed the first major reform to our nation’s tax code in three decades. Throughout this process, I’ve fought for the best interests of Central New York and I’m proud to have delivered several significant wins. This bill safeguards the Historic Preservation Tax Credit, the income exclusion for graduate tuition waivers, and tax-exempt status for private activity bonds. It doubles the standard deduction, lowers individual rates, expands the Child Tax Credit, and importantly, preserves the local property and income tax deduction,” Katko said in a statement following the vote.

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