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When Congressman Baird first ran for Congress, he pledged to lead the
fight to restore sales tax deductibility for Washington residents. In
2004, working closely with Senator Maria Cantwell and House colleagues
from both sides of the political aisle, Baird helped win that fight,
saving Washington taxpayers more than $430 million a year on their
federal returns. Having obtained this victory, Congressman Baird is now working to make this provision a permanent feature of the tax code so Washington taxpayers will continue to be treated fairly. A fellow member of Congress declared Congressman Baird the "father of sales tax deductibility." As a Member of the Budget Committee, Congressman Baird was successful in working with his colleagues to ensure that a provision allowing for the ten year extension of the sales tax deduction was included in the Fiscal Year 2009 Budget. This is an important next step towards making sales tax deductibility permanent. In addition, one of Congressman Baird's first acts in the 110th Congress was to reintroduce legislation to make the sales tax deduction permanent. This legislation has attracted a large number of bipartisan cosponsors from sales tax states. Congressman Baird will continue to push for passage of this important legislation. Restoring fairness to the tax code and making sure Washington State residents are treated equitably by the tax system will continue to be one of the Congressman's top priorities. Congressman Baird feels very strongly that his constituents should be treated equally under the law by the federal government, regardless of the local tax system elected by the state government. |
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