Laura Hernandez

2 weeks ago | newsday.com | Laura Hernandez |Laura Hernández

WASHINGTON — A $40,000 cap on state and local tax deductions that was negotiated by a group of New York House Republicans and passed by the House Thursday faces its next hurdle in the coming weeks — Senate Republicans who are pushing for a lower limit. Several Senate Republicans have publicly opposed increasing the current $10,000 SALT cap as part of a massive budget bill making its way through the Republican-controlled Congress. But Long Island Reps.

2 weeks ago | newsday.com | Laura Hernandez |Laura Hernández

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump distanced himself from his full-throated campaign pledge of "restoring the SALT deduction," as he pressed New York Republicans Tuesday to vote for a sweeping budget bill despite their objections that the proposed deduction cap offers little relief.

2 weeks ago | newsday.com | Laura Hernandez |Laura Hernández

WASHINGTON — Long Island House Republicans are doubling down on their demand that the massive budget bill backed by President Donald Trump include an increase to the existing $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions. They are vowing to block the measure unless more relief emerges from ongoing negotiations. Reps.

3 weeks ago | newsday.com | Laura Hernandez |Laura Hernández

WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to face questions about the future of the World Trade Center Health Program when he testifies before two congressional panels on Wednesday. New York’s Democratic senators, Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer, at a news conference Tuesday said Democrats plan to grill Kennedy about layoffs of 16 workers at the program that were rescinded earlier this month.

4 weeks ago | newsday.com | Laura Hernandez |Laura Hernández

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's budget proposal for next year calls for steep cuts to domestic spending, which if approved by Congress could gut an array of programs on Long Island aimed at helping low-income households and revitalizing aging infrastructure. Trump’s budget plan, unveiled earlier this month, proposes slashing $163 billion in non-defense spending, or about 23% from current levels.