REPS. GILLEN, VAN DREW AND KEAN, JR. INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO LOWER COMMUTING COSTS FOR WORKING AMERICANS

Washington, Sept. 21 -- Congresswoman Laura Gillen issued the following press release:

The Lowering Commuting Costs Act would create the first personal tax deduction of more than $4,000 a year for commuting costs WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (D-NY-04) alongside Congressman Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ-02) and Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (R-NJ-07) introduced the bipartisan Lowering Commuting Costs Act to deliver relief from rising commuting costs for working Americans. This legislation would create a federal income tax deduction, more than $4,000 a year or $340 a month, for personal commuting expenses, including the cost of gas, public transit and tolls such as New York City's congestion pricing. "Hardworking Long Islanders are f...