Nicole Malliotakis talks with Mendte in the Morning about the Big Beautiful Bill passing through the Senate and making its way back to the House.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Well, the entire nation is now going to be watching
the House of Representatives as we speak. House members are
flying to Washington, d C. Because they have to get
or they're going to try to get this big, beautiful
bill to the President's deck desk by Friday.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
Is that going to happen?
Speaker 1 (00:20):
Well, nobody would know better and is in the middle
of the fight than Representative Nicole mally attakas US representative
for New York's eleventh congressional district, which includes Staten Island
and parts of southern Brooklyn. Thanks so much, Representative for
being here today. I appreciate your time. Let's talk about Yeah, sure,
(00:41):
let's talk about what's going to happen today. Just take
us through some of the schedule for today. Do you
meet with other Republicans? When will the first vote be?
Do you contact the Senate all of that.
Speaker 3 (00:55):
Yeah, we're going to be reporting to the House floor
in about an hour, and we'll have some procedural votes
to start. I know that the President is fully engaged.
You'll be meeting with different groups of members throughout the
morning and afternoon, and then we'll proceed to debate the
bill and hopefully get a vote by the end of
(01:17):
the day. I wanted to make clear to people that
you know, this is a very good bill for middle class,
for senior citizens, for working Americans. I mean I read
the news coverage and when they say tax cuts for
the rich, I didn't know that a waitress who earns,
you know what, forty fifty thousand dollars is considered rich.
(01:37):
I didn't know senior citizen who was on a fixed
income earning seventy five thousand dollars is considered rich. I
didn't know a middle class tax person. To a taxpayer
who owns a home on Staten Island, a cop and
a firefighter, let's say, are considered rich. That's who's really
benefiting from this and the provisions that I fought so
hard to get in there. And I think it's important
for people to know that if you are a family
(01:59):
making less than five hundred thousand dollars, which would be
considered middle class in New York City, you are going
to get a forty thousand dollars salt deduction. That is
huge for the middle class homeowners that I represent. If
you're a senior citizen and you earn less than one
hundred and seventy five thousand. This is gonna this is
gonna really cover nearly all the seniors that I represent.
(02:21):
You're gonna get a bonus deduction. Eighty eight percent of
the seniors across this country, fifty one million of them,
will see their tax liability on their Social Security eliminated.
So this is this is big for people that I
represent have been hammered by the Democrats at the city,
the state, and the federal level for years. And the
child tax credit goes up, standard deduction goes up. These
(02:44):
things would have been cut in half, which would have
really hurt the middle class. And I want to also
just one more thing. Since I have the radio ways,
why not let's make clear what's going on with the medicaid.
The traditional Medicaid recipient, the senior citizen, the disabled, children
with disabilities, any children, pregnant women, those who live below
(03:04):
the federal poverty line. Nothing changes. You're not having your
benefit strip. The Democrats are fear mongering. If you are
an able bodied individual who's above the federal poverty level
and receive Medicaid through the expansion program, we're simply saying
we want those individuals to work, volunteer, or learn part time.
(03:27):
How many Americans work to get their medical coverage. Why
should it be any different if somebody is young and
able bodied and don't have any dependence under the age
of fourteen. So that is what we're doing here, and
I think it's very important that they understand the focus
of the Medicaid provisions is to root out the waste
for an abuse, which, by the way, Tis James just
did a big bust of billions of dollars in fraud
(03:51):
in the Medicaid system, and that's just one example of
so many. We read about it regularly, and we're going
after that because when we go after that, there's more
money for those vulner roble citizens that I've mentioned that
the Medicaid program was made for.
Speaker 1 (04:03):
I'm so glad you said all that. I am absolutely
thrilled that you said that. We've been trying to say
that all morning long. And it's not just the Democrats
that's you would expect it from them, the Democrats to
do that. I've been shocked, and I guess I shouldn't
be anymore. But this is this one above the pale
on the media coverage of this, and how the media
(04:24):
has just taken all the Democratic talking points even locally.
I want to play you what they said on Eyewitness
news last night, and it cuts to medicaid, roughly four
trillion dollars in tax cuts for the wealthy, and is
expected to add over three trillion dollars to the national
debt in a decade's time.
Speaker 2 (04:42):
That comes right from the Democrats. That that's word for word.
Speaker 3 (04:47):
Yeah, And I actually that was who I was talking about, really,
because I saw that this morning and I was very
upset about it because it's so ludicrous. They did not
make one mention of tipped workers that will see more
money in their pocket, or those who work over time,
our seniors who will see their Social Security liability, tax
liability eliminated. They don't mention anything about the salt deduction.
(05:07):
How does say New York station Eyewitness New seven not
mentioned that New Yorkers are going to see their salt
deduction quadruple That affects ninety eight percent of people in
my district, ninety eight percent in just my district alone
in New York City. And yet Eyewitness New seven didn't
feel like they should mention that because they want to
(05:27):
focus on their narrative about tax cuts for the rich.
It is so disingenuous and the fact that they don't
even mention the senior citizens at all in this whole thing,
who are the biggest winners. By the way, if you
are a senior citizen who lives in my district stat
and I own our Bay Ridge, you own your home, okay, which,
by the way, you can't afford to pay the property
taxes anymore thanks to our mayor and governor. You own
(05:50):
your home and you're trying to live in there, and
you're on you know, modest income. You may have, you
have your Social Security income, you may have some retirement savings,
you might have a small pension. You are the biggest
winner in this big beautiful bill. Why because you're going
to get your forty thousand up to forty thousand dollars
salt deduction, and you're going to get the senior deduction
(06:12):
that was my bill that got in there, which is
six thousand dollars deduction for seniors who earn have an
income of seventy five thousand or less, or one hundred
and fifty thousand if you're married. But it phases out
slowly as income increases, so if you're not completely covered
by that, you would be covered by the salt deduction.
So the senior than my view. I think of people
(06:34):
like my parents. You know, they've worked hard their whole lives,
they saved their mind, they have a modest you know,
social Security income. My father's the one who asked me,
why do I have to pay taxes on Social Security?
That's where this whole idea.
Speaker 2 (06:45):
Never made any sense. Yeah, never made it any.
Speaker 3 (06:47):
Said the bill in and spoke with the President. We
got it done.
Speaker 1 (06:50):
Well, let me just give you some credit on this
because I know you and another members of the New
York delegation were fighting hard for the salt deduction. And
I know that wasn't an easy fight. We're running out
of time, but can you take me a little bit
inside on that fight, because from what I heard, especially
when it got to the Senate, they were going to
hurt that deduction.
Speaker 3 (07:11):
Well, look, nobody who's not from assault state wanted the deduction.
And I'm the only member of the Salt Caucus who
is a member of the House Ways and Means Committee,
which which put together the tax portion of this bill.
So it was it was basically twenty five to one,
and I was trying to convince my colleagues who are
low sodium members. I like to call them why New
York needs this well and at the end of the day, yeah,
(07:35):
I mean, in the end of the day, I told
them that, you know, the Republican principle to allow people
to keep more of their money in their pockets.
Speaker 1 (07:43):
And I'm sure you told them that they could lose
the House, that they could lose the House of Representatives
if this happens political.
Speaker 3 (07:49):
There's a policy and then there's a political consideration. In reality,
there were enough of us to hold up the bill
as well if we didn't get it.
Speaker 1 (07:55):
Thanks so much, Nicole meliotakas youresent US representative from New
York's eleventh congressional district in Staten Island and southern Brooklyn.
Speaker 2 (08:03):
That was wonderful. I'm glad you cleared everything up.
Well, the entire nation is now going to be watching
the House of Representatives as we speak. House members are
flying to Washington, d C. Because they have to get
or they're going to try to get this big, beautiful
bill to the President's deck desk by Friday.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
Is that going to happen?
Speaker 1 (00:20):
Well, nobody would know better and is in the middle
of the fight than Representative Nicole mally attakas US representative
for New York's eleventh congressional district, which includes Staten Island
and parts of southern Brooklyn. Thanks so much, Representative for
being here today. I appreciate your time. Let's talk about Yeah, sure,
(00:41):
let's talk about what's going to happen today. Just take
us through some of the schedule for today. Do you
meet with other Republicans? When will the first vote be?
Do you contact the Senate all of that.
Speaker 3 (00:55):
Yeah, we're going to be reporting to the House floor
in about an hour, and we'll have some procedural votes
to start. I know that the President is fully engaged.
You'll be meeting with different groups of members throughout the
morning and afternoon, and then we'll proceed to debate the
bill and hopefully get a vote by the end of
(01:17):
the day. I wanted to make clear to people that
you know, this is a very good bill for middle class,
for senior citizens, for working Americans. I mean I read
the news coverage and when they say tax cuts for
the rich, I didn't know that a waitress who earns,
you know what, forty fifty thousand dollars is considered rich.
(01:37):
I didn't know senior citizen who was on a fixed
income earning seventy five thousand dollars is considered rich. I
didn't know a middle class tax person. To a taxpayer
who owns a home on Staten Island, a cop and
a firefighter, let's say, are considered rich. That's who's really
benefiting from this and the provisions that I fought so
hard to get in there. And I think it's important
for people to know that if you are a family
(01:59):
making less than five hundred thousand dollars, which would be
considered middle class in New York City, you are going
to get a forty thousand dollars salt deduction. That is
huge for the middle class homeowners that I represent. If
you're a senior citizen and you earn less than one
hundred and seventy five thousand. This is gonna this is
gonna really cover nearly all the seniors that I represent.
(02:21):
You're gonna get a bonus deduction. Eighty eight percent of
the seniors across this country, fifty one million of them,
will see their tax liability on their Social Security eliminated.
So this is this is big for people that I
represent have been hammered by the Democrats at the city,
the state, and the federal level for years. And the
child tax credit goes up, standard deduction goes up. These
(02:44):
things would have been cut in half, which would have
really hurt the middle class. And I want to also
just one more thing. Since I have the radio ways,
why not let's make clear what's going on with the medicaid.
The traditional Medicaid recipient, the senior citizen, the disabled, children
with disabilities, any children, pregnant women, those who live below
(03:04):
the federal poverty line. Nothing changes. You're not having your
benefit strip. The Democrats are fear mongering. If you are
an able bodied individual who's above the federal poverty level
and receive Medicaid through the expansion program, we're simply saying
we want those individuals to work, volunteer, or learn part time.
(03:27):
How many Americans work to get their medical coverage. Why
should it be any different if somebody is young and
able bodied and don't have any dependence under the age
of fourteen. So that is what we're doing here, and
I think it's very important that they understand the focus
of the Medicaid provisions is to root out the waste
for an abuse, which, by the way, Tis James just
did a big bust of billions of dollars in fraud
(03:51):
in the Medicaid system, and that's just one example of
so many. We read about it regularly, and we're going
after that because when we go after that, there's more
money for those vulner roble citizens that I've mentioned that
the Medicaid program was made for.
Speaker 1 (04:03):
I'm so glad you said all that. I am absolutely
thrilled that you said that. We've been trying to say
that all morning long. And it's not just the Democrats
that's you would expect it from them, the Democrats to
do that. I've been shocked, and I guess I shouldn't
be anymore. But this is this one above the pale
on the media coverage of this, and how the media
(04:24):
has just taken all the Democratic talking points even locally.
I want to play you what they said on Eyewitness
news last night, and it cuts to medicaid, roughly four
trillion dollars in tax cuts for the wealthy, and is
expected to add over three trillion dollars to the national
debt in a decade's time.
Speaker 2 (04:42):
That comes right from the Democrats. That that's word for word.
Speaker 3 (04:47):
Yeah, And I actually that was who I was talking about, really,
because I saw that this morning and I was very
upset about it because it's so ludicrous. They did not
make one mention of tipped workers that will see more
money in their pocket, or those who work over time,
our seniors who will see their Social Security liability, tax
liability eliminated. They don't mention anything about the salt deduction.
(05:07):
How does say New York station Eyewitness New seven not
mentioned that New Yorkers are going to see their salt
deduction quadruple That affects ninety eight percent of people in
my district, ninety eight percent in just my district alone
in New York City. And yet Eyewitness New seven didn't
feel like they should mention that because they want to
(05:27):
focus on their narrative about tax cuts for the rich.
It is so disingenuous and the fact that they don't
even mention the senior citizens at all in this whole thing,
who are the biggest winners. By the way, if you
are a senior citizen who lives in my district stat
and I own our Bay Ridge, you own your home, okay, which,
by the way, you can't afford to pay the property
taxes anymore thanks to our mayor and governor. You own
(05:50):
your home and you're trying to live in there, and
you're on you know, modest income. You may have, you
have your Social Security income, you may have some retirement savings,
you might have a small pension. You are the biggest
winner in this big beautiful bill. Why because you're going
to get your forty thousand up to forty thousand dollars
salt deduction, and you're going to get the senior deduction
(06:12):
that was my bill that got in there, which is
six thousand dollars deduction for seniors who earn have an
income of seventy five thousand or less, or one hundred
and fifty thousand if you're married. But it phases out
slowly as income increases, so if you're not completely covered
by that, you would be covered by the salt deduction.
So the senior than my view. I think of people
(06:34):
like my parents. You know, they've worked hard their whole lives,
they saved their mind, they have a modest you know,
social Security income. My father's the one who asked me,
why do I have to pay taxes on Social Security?
That's where this whole idea.
Speaker 2 (06:45):
Never made any sense. Yeah, never made it any.
Speaker 3 (06:47):
Said the bill in and spoke with the President. We
got it done.
Speaker 1 (06:50):
Well, let me just give you some credit on this
because I know you and another members of the New
York delegation were fighting hard for the salt deduction. And
I know that wasn't an easy fight. We're running out
of time, but can you take me a little bit
inside on that fight, because from what I heard, especially
when it got to the Senate, they were going to
hurt that deduction.
Speaker 3 (07:11):
Well, look, nobody who's not from assault state wanted the deduction.
And I'm the only member of the Salt Caucus who
is a member of the House Ways and Means Committee,
which which put together the tax portion of this bill.
So it was it was basically twenty five to one,
and I was trying to convince my colleagues who are
low sodium members. I like to call them why New
York needs this well and at the end of the day, yeah,
(07:35):
I mean, in the end of the day, I told
them that, you know, the Republican principle to allow people
to keep more of their money in their pockets.
Speaker 1 (07:43):
And I'm sure you told them that they could lose
the House, that they could lose the House of Representatives
if this happens political.
Speaker 3 (07:49):
There's a policy and then there's a political consideration. In reality,
there were enough of us to hold up the bill
as well if we didn't get it.
Speaker 1 (07:55):
Thanks so much, Nicole meliotakas youresent US representative from New
York's eleventh congressional district in Staten Island and southern Brooklyn.
Speaker 2 (08:03):
That was wonderful. I'm glad you cleared everything up.
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