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Exhibit 94

Rep. Duncan Hunter said GOP tax bill could cost Californians more than others, but he sti... Page 1 of 3

Rep. Duncan Hunter said GOP tax bill could
cost Californians more than others, but he
still supports it

Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Alpine, talks with attendees of a House Armed Services Committee hearing in Rayburn Building in
2014. (Tom Williams / CQ Roll Call)

By Joshua Stewart

OCTOBER 30, 2017, 4:00 PM

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ep. Duncan Hunter said one proposal discussed as part of an income tax overhaul in Congress
would hit his constituents and other Californians hard in their wallets, but he still supports a

Republican plan to change the federal tax system because he believes it will help citizens across the
country.
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“Why punish the rest of the nation because California is stupid?” Hunter, an Alpine Republican, said
in an Oct. 27 interview with KUSI. “It’s a tough vote for me, but I’m not gonna keep the economy
down for the whole country because California has bad government.”
One early version of the tax code overhaul suggested revoking people’s ability to deduct their state
and local property taxes on the federal income taxes, which disproportionally benefits taxpayers in
states and cities with high taxes. One of the KUSI hosts told Hunter that Californians would “get
hosed” by the GOP tax proposal.
“California, New Jersey, New York, and other states that have horrible governments, yes. It’s not as
good for those states,” Hunter replied.
One of the show’s hosts noted that Hunter represents California, but Hunter said that the entire
country’s economy will improve, and the Golden State’s residents will see a boost as well.
“Sure, but this is a national tax code, and if the rest of the economy goes up for the rest of the country,
it’s gonna help everybody,” Hunter said.
On Monday Hunter’s spokesman, Michael Harrison, said the congressman believes that the plan’s
goal to lower taxes for individuals and families, repealing the estate tax, increasing the child tax credit
and other provisions, are important and worthwhile.
After growing pressure from within the Republican party, Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, said that the
state and local tax deduction, as well as two other popular money-savers (the charitable giving and
mortgage deductions) would be protected under the plan included in the tax legislation that is
expected to be released Wednesday.
On Thursday the House passed a budget 216-212, a GOP victory that came after 20 Republicans
crossed party lines. Eleven of the defectors came from New York or New Jersey, and they called for a
compromise on the state and local tax deduction in the upcoming tax bill. All 14 Californians in the
House voted for the budget.
Some are calling state and local governments to cut their constituents taxes to lessen the sting of any
lost deduction that becomes part of the tax plan.
“I implore you to turn away from the era of ever-increasing taxes that have continued under your
Administration and instead seek policies that actually lower the tax burden on all Californians,” Rep.
Darrell Issa, R-Vista, wrote in a letter to Gov. Jerry Brown.
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The governor had earlier written to members of California’s House delegation and asked them to vote
against the any proposal that would eliminate the state and local tax deduction.
“Getting rid of an individual’s ability to deduct his or her California taxes is a horrible idea, but is
made far worse when you preserve - at the same time - the right of corporations to take those same
deductions,” Brown wrote.
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