Repealing the State and Local Tax Break Would Kill the GOP’s Plan, Schumer Says

The Senate’s top Democrat unloaded on Thursday at the Republican proposal to end the state and local tax deduction, calling it "dumb" and predicting that it alone will "kill" the White House and GOP’s tax efforts.

Senator Chuck Schumer of New York said the use of the roughly $1.3 trillion tax break is "deep and wide" and affects many taxpayers in red states like Utah and Iowa as well as New York and California. He labeled it the "Achilles heel" of the framework.