WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), U.S. Representative Tom Suozzi (D-NY-03), and U.S. Representative Laura Gillen (D-NY-04) urged the Trump administration to raise the federal standard mileage rates for certain business, medical, and moving uses to provide relief to New Yorkers struggling amidst sky-high gas prices.
This would allow small business owners and workers who rely on vehicles for their livelihoods-like rideshare drivers-to deduct or be reimbursed for an increased amount per mile driven, helping offset the higher costs they are paying for gas. It would also benefit individuals who must regularly commute to get lifesaving medical care ...