“Today also marks three weeks since the insurrection against the U.S. Capitol and against our Democracy,” Pelosi wrote. “I urge all Members to take advantage of this time to write your story of January 6. I also hope you have taken advantage of the trauma and resilience resources provided by the Office of Employee Assistance, and I encourage you to do so if you have not. Members have told me that they have found these resources to be beneficial.”
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The violent Capitol riot resulted in five deaths, including that of Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick. Trump s alleged role in inciting the violence led to him becoming the first U.S. president to be impeached twice. His Senate impeachment trial is set to take place the week of Feb. 8.
The New Jersey House members said in their letter that government employment has declined since the pandemic began and that the job losses are concentrated in areas such as education. They also said that many of the states that have been hit hardest by the pandemic are those that send more money to the federal government than they receive. Removing the SALT cap would be a textbook method to provide relief to communities ravaged by the pandemic, the lawmakers wrote.
House Democrats last year passed two coronavirus relief bills that included the temporary repeal of the SALT deduction cap, but those bills were not taken up by the Senate. Repeal of the deduction cap was not included in the $1.9 trillion relief package that Biden proposed earlier this month.