Washington, Feb. 17 -- Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis issued the following press release:

Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis released the following statement following New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's proposal to increase NYC's property taxes for the first time in more than two decades.

"As a House Ways and Means Committee Member, I fought to increase the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction and deliver tax cuts for working Americans, middle-class families, and senior citizens on the federal level so New Yorkers could keep more of their hard-earned money. I worked with President Trump and my colleagues in Congress to quadruple the amount that my constituents could deduct in local, state, and property taxes to provide necessary relief ...