Rep. Peter DeFazio (D., Ore), the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, said he did not believe it was necessary to pay the full cost of the plan through tax increases. DeFazio said it would support an increase in the diesel and diesel tax to pay for new investments over time, as well as more loans to cover part of the cost. …
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D., NJ) said he wanted to see the Biden administration consider alternatives to the corporate tax increase to try to judicialize Republican support. “I think in the corporate piece, if it’s not a principle for Republicans and it means we can’t achieve bipartisanship, I’m eager to hear their other ideas,” he said, listing user fees as a possibility.
Gottheimer and other New York area lawmakers have also insisted that Congress reinstate the state and local tax deduction, which was limited to $ 10,000 in the 2017 tax law. [House speaker Nancy Pelosi] she said she was sympathetic to the idea, while the White House has said lawmakers should propose a way to pay the deduction.