{"id":2568990,"date":"2026-02-11T19:58:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T00:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-moves-bill-to-let-dc-residents-benefit-from-trump-tax-cuts\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T20:03:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T01:03:13","slug":"senate-moves-bill-to-let-dc-residents-benefit-from-trump-tax-cuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-moves-bill-to-let-dc-residents-benefit-from-trump-tax-cuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate moves bill to let DC residents benefit from Trump tax cuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenate-moves-bill-to-let-dc-residents-benefit-from-trump-tax-cuts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2568990&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Republican-led Senate moved a bill too override parts of Washington, D.C.\u2019s tax code so that D.C.residents can claim certain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/red-state-governor-calls-special-session-on-redistricting-in-response-to-efforts-in-other-states\/\" title=\"Red State Governor Calls Special Session on Redistricting in Response to &#039;Efforts in Other States&#039;\">federal tax provisions<\/a> from President Trump\u2019s 2025 tax law. The measure, led by Sen. Rick Scott, passed 51-46 in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-joe-manchin-threatens-to-derail-bidens-1-9-trillion-aid-bill-unless-it-receives-bipartisan-support\/\" title=\"Sen. Joe Manchin Threatens To Derail Biden...s .9 Trillion Aid ... Unless It Receives \u2018Bipartisan... Support\">party-line vote<\/a> and is set for final passage after having cleared the house last week. It would repeal a portion of a DC budget law that blocked these tax cuts, including no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >car loan interest deduction<\/a> for qualifying vehicles, and a senior tax deduction. Republicans argue it makes sense for residents to benefit from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/embattled-democrat-governors-urge-tax-relief-from-bidens-record-high-gas-prices-before-midterms\/\" title=\"Embattled Democrat Governors Urge ... Relief from Biden&#039;s Record High Gas Prices Before Midterms\u00a0\">federal tax breaks<\/a>, while Democrats and local officials say it undermines the district\u2019s autonomy and could complicate the already-busy tax-season. Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton and othre critics call the move administrative and fiscal sabotage, noting concerns about potential tax-return delays. the political clash occurs against a backdrop of ongoing debates over decoupling from federal policy and the broader fiscal impact of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/21-states-file-lawsuit-against-biden-to-overturn-controversial-canceling-of-keystone-xl-pipeline\/\" title=\"21 States File Lawsuit Against Biden To Overturn Controversial Canceling Of Keystone XL Pipeline\">tax legislation<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Senate advances bill to let DC residents benefit from Trump tax cuts<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2415079\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The Republican-led Senate advanced legislation Wednesday to overrule part of the District of Columbia&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/taxes\/\">tax code<\/a>, preventing city residents from claiming tax provisions in President Donald Trump&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3462467\/winners-losers-big-beautiful-bill\/\">2025 tax law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The upper chamber advanced the measure, led by Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rick-scott\/\">Rick Scott<\/a> (R-FL), in a party-line vote of 51-46, setting it up for eventual final passage after it cleared the GOP-controlled House last week. Only a simple majority in the Senate was needed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4454856\/elissa-slotkin-mocks-good-boy-mike-johnson-failed-doj-indictment\/\">Slotkin mocks &#8216;good boy&#8217; Mike Johnson after failed DOJ indictment: &#8216;Take a beat&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4454615\/wes-moore-maryland-senate-vote-redistricting-plan-state-of-the-state\/\">Moore urges Maryland Senate to vote on redistricting plan: &#8216;Do not let the democratic process die in the Free State&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4454376\/mike-lee-john-curtis-talking-filibuster-save-act\/\">MAGA vs. moderate fight over SAVE Act divides Utah senators<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The measure would repeal a portion of a Washington budget law passed last year that blocked residents from obtaining various tax cuts etched into Trump&rsquo;s One Big Beautiful Bill Act by Republicans, including no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, a car loan interest deduction for qualifying vehicles, and a senior tax deduction.<\/p>\n<p>The D.C. Council moved to boost the city&rsquo;s tax revenue and fund local programs, such as child tax credits. Other states have followed Washington&rsquo;s lead in not implementing portions of the Trump tax law, known as &ldquo;decoupling&rdquo; from federal policies, but Congress maintains special oversight over the nation&rsquo;s capital to force its hand.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans argued that preventing district residents from claiming the federal tax breaks &ldquo;defies logic,&rdquo; while Democrats and local officials say the repeal further erodes the city&rsquo;s autonomy and could complicate the tax-filing season that&rsquo;s already underway.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/4453971\/one-big-beautiful-bill-act-add-trillions-deficits-cbo\/\">ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL ACT WILL ADD $4.7 TRILLION TO DEFICITS: CBO<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is absolutely absurd that self-interested D.C. bureaucrats would deliberately deny families and businesses from saving their own, hard-earned dollars,&rdquo; Scott said in a recent statement. &ldquo;Government&rsquo;s top priority should be serving families, not benefiting off them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/eleanor-holmes-norton\/\">Eleanor Holmes Norton<\/a> (D-DC), Washington&rsquo;s nonvoting representative, condemned the GOP measure as &ldquo;administrative and fiscal sabotage&rdquo; of the city, citing concerns from the district&rsquo;s chief financial officer that the changes could cause monthslong tax return delays or require refiling.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate moves to let DC residents claim Trump tax cuts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2568991,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-collage-x26ze1kl3-1770847481842.jpg?1770829632&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50501,3740,70826,73629],"class_list":["post-2568990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-dc-2","tag-senate","tag-taxpolicy","tag-trumptaxcuts"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-collage-x26ze1kl3-1770847481842.jpg?1770829632&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2568990","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2568990"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2568990\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2568994,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2568990\/revisions\/2568994"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2568991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2568990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2568990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2568990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}